Question

Yolanda has read 10 pages of her novel and reads 0.5 pages each minute. Jasmine has read 15 pages of the same novel and reads 0.25 pages per minute. After how many minutes will Yolanda have read at least the same number of pages as Jasmine.

Answer 1

Answer: 30

Explanation:

2 pages per minute for Yolanda and 4 pages per minute for Jasmine

Yolanda will have to read twice as many pages as Jasmine

and jasmine read 15 pages so Yolanda reads 30