Question

A girl read 2/3 page of a book in 5/8 minutes. How much of the book did she read in 1 full minute?

Answer 1

16/15 pages per minute

Explanation:

2/3 page in 5/8 minutes

a/b=c/d

• a= 2/3
• b=5/8
• c= unknown
• d=1

(2/3)/(5/8)= c/1

cross multiply

5/8*c=2/3*1

solve for c by multiplying both sides by 8/5

(8/5) * (5/8) * c= (8/5) * (2/3)

multiply the numbers

8/5 * 5/8 c= (8/5)(2/3)

c= (8/5)(2/3)

c= 16/15