Question

Abigail read 42 1/2 pages in 1 2/3 hours. At what rate, in pages per hour, did she read?

Answer 1

Pages Time(hours)

`(85)/(2)`
`(5)/(3)`

`x`
`1`

`x*(5)/(3) = (85)/(2) *1\\\\x = (85*3)/(5) = 17*3 = 51 \ pages`