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Leo reads 14 pages in 1/3 hourWhat is the unit rate for pages per hour

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To determine the unit rate of pages, that is, the number of pages Leo reads in one hour you can use cross multiplication

1/3h _____14 pages

1h______x pages


\begin{gathered} (14)/((1)/(3))=(x)/(1) \\ 14\cdot3=x \\ x=42 \end{gathered}

Leo reads 42pages/hour

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