Question

Kiran read for x minutes, and Andre read 5/8 more than that. Write an equation that relates the number of minutes Kiran read with Y ,the number of minutes Andre read. "Use decimals in the equation.DO NOT ROUND"

Answer 1

The time for which Kiran read is x minutes.

Determine the time for which Andre read.

`\begin{gathered} Y=x+(5)/(8)\cdot x \\ =x+0.625x \\ =\text{1}.625x \end{gathered}`

Thus answer is Y = 1.625 x.