Question

You read 9.75 pages in your science book and 24.5 pages of a play for English class. It takes you 1.2 minutes to read each page of science and 0.8 of a minute to read each page of the play. How much time do you spend reading?

CLEAR CHECK

Answer 1

Yous pent 31.3 minutes reading....

Answer 2

31.3 minutes were spent reading

Explanation:

If it takes 1.2 minutes to read each page for science and you read 9.75 pages of science, then you must multiply these two numbers together

9.75 pages × 1.2 mins = 11.7

If it takes 0.8 of a minute to read each page of the play and you read 24.5 pages of a play, then you also multiplying these two numbers

24.5 pages × 0.8 mins = 19.6

If we must find out the time spent reading, we must add these two numbers together

11.7 + 19.6 = 31.3