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26. Maria reads 40 pages of her novel in 4 hours At that rate, how many pages would she read in 5 hours? ​

User Robisrob
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Answer:

50 pages

Explanation:

You would have to cross multiply, 40/4 = x/5.

Then, you would get 200 = 4x.

Finally, you would have to divide both sides by 4 to get x by itself and you would get your final answer, x = 50. ( Where x equals the pages read in hour 5.)

Hope this helped you out!!

User Stevendao
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Answer:

(40/4) x 5 = 50 pages

Explanation:

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