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Marys book has 600 pages, and sherrys book has 620 pages mary reads at a rate of 4 minutes per page and sherry reads at a rate of 3 minutes per page how many hours will it take marry to read her than it will take sherry to read her book

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Answer: It will take Mary 9 more hours to read her book.

Explanation:

Mary:

600x4=2,400

2,400/60=40

Sherry:

620x3=1,860

1,860/60=31


Mary vs. Sherry:

40-31=9

Hence, it will take Mary 9 more hours to complete her book.

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