Question

Pat started reading at 1pm . He reads five pages in 15 minutes. If Pat reads until 2:45 pm, how many pages has he read?

Answer 1

35 pages

Explanation:

If Pat reads 5 pages in 15 minutes, then it means that for every 5 pages he reads, it will take him 15 minutes. So, his rate is 5/15, simplified to 1/3. For every 1 page he reads, it will take him 3 minutes. 1pm-2:45pm is 1 hour and 45 minutes, which is 105 minutes. Now we just have to divide it by 3, since he reads 1 page every 3 minutes. 105/3=35. He will read 35 pages.

Answer 2

35 pages

Explanation:

First count how many minutes have passed. Divide by 15, then multiply by 5 since 5 pages are read every 15 minutes.