Question

Sylvia and her sister are both reading books. Sylvia reads 2 pages every 5 minutes. Her sister reads 3 pages every 6 minutes. What is the difference between Sylvia and her sisters reading rates, in pages per hour? A B. 8 C 24 30​

Answer 1

6

Explanation:

Silvia: 2 pages to 5 minutes

into...

Silvia: 1 page to __ minutes

Find Unit Rate : 5/2= 2.5

Unit Rate for Silvia is 2.5

Written out : 2 pages x 2.5 = 5 minutes

Example : 1 page to 2.5 minutes

What we found : ___ pages to 60 minutes(60 divided by 2.5) is

24 pages to 60 minutes

Silvia's sister: 3 pages to 6 minutes

into...

Silvia's sister: 1 pages to ___ minutes

Find Unit Rate : 6/3= 2

Unit Rate for Silvia is 2

Written out : 3 pages x 2 = 6 minutes

Example : 1 page to 2 minute

What we found : ___ pages to 60 minutes(60 divide by 2) is

30 pages to 60 minutes

Final Step : 30 - 24 = 6