Question

A person can read 24 pages of a book in 1/3 of an hour. What is this person's reading rate in pages per hour?

48

12

72

8

Answer 1

72

Explanation:

If he reads 24 pages in 1/3 of an hour, he reads 3 times as many pages in 1 hour.

3 × 24 pages = 72 pages

Answer: 72