Question

Jada can read 3/5 of an book in 1/4 of an hour How long would it take her to read one whole of the book

A.5/12 of a book per hour
B.5/12 of an hour per book
C. 2 and 2/5 books per hour
D.2 and 2/5 hours per book

Answer 1

A)

Explanation:

t = time to read whole book

(3/5 ÷ 1/4) = (5/5 ÷ t)

simplify:

12/5 = 1/t

cross-multiply:

12t = 5

t = 5/12