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alyssa reads 7 1/2 pages of her book in 9 minutes ? what is her adverge reading rate in pages per minutes

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Answer:

15/18 pages per minute

Explanation:


7 (1)/(2) = (7 * 2 + 1)/(2) = (14 + 1)/(2) = (15)/(2) \\ \\ average \: reading \: rate \\ = ( (15)/(2) )/(9) \\ \\ = (15)/(2 * 9) \\ \\ = (15)/(18) \: pages \: per \: minute

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