Question

Monica reads 7 ½ pages of a mystery book in 5 minutes. What is her average reading rate in pages per minute?

Answer 1

Answer: 1.5 pages per minute

Explanation:

Divide the total number of pages she read by 5, the amount of time it took her. So it should look like this: 7.5/5

The answer is 1.5 pages per minute.

Answer 2

1.5 or 1 ½ pages per min

Explanation:

7.5/5=1.5

She reads 1 ½ pages per min