Question

You can read 52 pages per hour. You read for an hour and a half. How many pages have you read? Explain or show how you know in the "show your work" box.

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^PREVIOUS QUESTION^ THE ANSWER WAS 78

THE QUESTION

You must read 130 pages for homework. Reading at the same rate as the previous question, can you complete the assignment in two hours? Explain your reasoning

Answer 1

No.

Explanation:

It isn't possible to read 130 pages for homework in 2 hours because like the previous question says, you are only able to tead 52 pages per hour. Now 52 multiplied by 2 is only equal to 104 pages read in two hours. This means that you will have left 26 pages unread for your homework. Although, you are able to read 130 pages in 2 and a half hours since for two hours you are able to read 104 pages, and the left over pages (26 pages) is half of 52 pages which is our hourly rate, meaning that every half hour, we are able to read 26 pages!

Answer 2

No, it is not possible to complete the assignment in two hours if reading at the same rate as the previous question. The previous question states that 52 pages can be read in an hour, meaning 104 pages can be read in two hours. Therefore, 130 pages cannot be completed in two hours.