Question

If it takes Mike 35 minutes to finish reading 38 pages of a book, how long does it take for him to finish reading 44 pages?

A) 38 minutes
B) 35 minutes
C) 42 minutes
D) 40 minutes

Answer 1

It will take Mike approximately 40 minutes to finish reading 44 pages.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how long it takes for Mike to finish reading 44 pages, we can set up a proportion using the information given. We know that it takes Mike 35 minutes to read 38 pages. Let's call the unknown time to read 44 pages 'x' minutes. We can set up the following proportion:

35 minutes / 38 pages = x minutes / 44 pages

To solve for x, we can cross multiply and solve for x:

35 * 44 = 38 * x

1540 = 38x

x = 1540 / 38

x ≈ 40.5263

So, it will take Mike approximately 40 minutes to finish reading 44 pages.