Question

In 6 hours, Maya reads 36 chapters of a book.
What is her rate in chapters per hour?

Answer 1

for every hour she reads 6 chapters (1/6)

Explanation:

we know she reads 36 chapters in 6 hours, so we can make that a fraction : lets do 6/36 (it could also be 36/6 but im going to do 6/36)

if you divide both 6 and 36 by 6, you can simplify the fraction since 6 goes into both numbers evenly.

6/36 divided by 6/6 = 1/6

so the rate would be 1/6