Question

Laine reads 25 pages in 30 minutes.

If Laine reads 200
pages at this same rate, how long will it take her?

Answer 1

240 minutes or 4 hours

Explanation:

Let's start by calling the amount of pages read p, and the number of minutes it took m. You can solve this problem with the following equation:

`(25p)/(30m)=(200p)/(x)`

`x\cdot(25p)/(30m)=200p`

`x=(200p)/((25p)/(30m))=240m`, or 240 minutes. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Explanation:

direct proportion.

Pages : Minutes = 25:30

25: 30 = 200 : x

Product of extremes = Product of means

25*x = 30*200

`x=(30*200)/(25)`

x = 30*8 = 240 minutes

It will take 240 minutes or 4 hours {240/60 = 4}