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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?

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User Mythul
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The answer is 72. 24 pages in 1/3 of an hour. So 24x3=72 which is total rate of pages in an hour.
User Slagoy
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1/3 of an hour = 20 mins
20 mins - 24 pages
hour (60 mins) - 24x3 = 72
User Pradeep Rajput
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