Question

The time it takes to read 10 pages of a book can be represented with the equation y equals 5.5 divided by 10 times x, where y represents the total time in minutes and x represents the number of pages read.

Determine how long it will take to read a book that has 305 pages.

105.5 minutes
167.75 minutes
305.89 minutes
554.55 minutes

Answer 1

y = 554.55 minutes

Explanation:

y = 5.5/10 x

y = 5.5/10 x 305

y = (5.5 x 305) / 10

y = 1677.5 / 10

y = 554.55 minutes

Answer 2

It is given that:

The equation is:

y = (5.5/10)x

Here y represents the total time in minutes and x represents the number of pages read.

Plug x = 305

y = (5.5/10)(305)

y = 167.75 minutes

Thus, it will take 167.75 minutes to read a book that has 305 pages.

Option (B) 167.75 minutes is correct.