Question

Walker reads 72 pages of his favorite books in 3 hours. If he reads at a contestant rate, how many pages can he read in an hour?

Answer 1

`24 pages`

Explanation:

It is given that;

`72 pages : 3 hours`

One must solve for the unit rate of, how many pages per hour. This can be done by dividing both sides of the equation by 3, that way the unit for the parameter (
`hours`) will be reduced to one. Thus, one gets the answer to the question.

`72 pages : 3 hours\\/3\\\\24pages : 1 hour`

Answer 2

24

Explanation:

72/3=24 pages per hour