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Kelly can read around 12 sentences per minute of her current novel. She wants to finish her reading before the movie comes out next week. If she has 18 pages left to read and each page

has about 110 sentences, how many hours should Kelly set aside to complete her reading? Round to the nearest tenth of an hour and show your work to receive full credit.

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Answer:

2.8 Hours

Explanation:

12 sentences per minute

18 pages

1 page = 110 sentences

110

x 18

1,980 sentences

1,980 ÷ 12 = 165 minutes

165 ÷ 60 = 2.75 hours

2.75 rounded to the nearest tenth is 2.8

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