Question

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1. Mr. Maxwell can write 8 1/5 paragraphs of his novel in an hour. Mr. Maxwell wrote 32 4/5 paragraphs today.
(a) Write an equation, without solving, for how many hours Mr. Maxwell wrote.
(b) Solve your equation to determine the number of hours Mr. Maxwell spent writing. Show your work.
Answer:

Answer 1

1) We can represent the number of hours using the letter "h"

8 1/5 hours + h = 32 4/5

b) Convert the mixed number to improper fractions

8 1/5 = 41/5

32 4/5 = 164/5

We rewrite the subject

(41/5) * h = 164/5

We want to make h the subject so we can multiply both sides by the reciprocal of (41/5) = (5/41)
(5/41) * (41/5) * h = (5/41) * (164/5)

h = 164/41

h = 4

Mr.Maxwell spent 4 hours on writing