Question

Rashaad read 2 1/4 pages in 1/12 of an hour. At what rate, in pages per hour, did he read?

Answer 1

Rashaad reads 27 pages per hour.

Explanation:

• We can determine how many pages Rashaad read per hour using a proportion, where:
• x represents the number of pages he reads per hour.

**(Note that 2 1/4 is the same as 9/4)**

(9/4 pg) (1/12 hr) = (x pg) / (1 hr)

`((9/4))/((1/12))=(x)/(1)\\\\(1/12x=9/4)/(1/12)\\\\(1/12x=9/4)*12\\\\x=27`

Therefore, Rashaad reads 27 pages per hour.