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penny reads 10 pages in 1/3 of an hour. What is the unit rate for pages per​ hour? For hours per​ page?

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Answer: 42 pages

Because

User Icare
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Penny reads 14 pages in 1/3 hour.
In order for us to know the rate of penny, the number of hours per page, we need to do ratio and proportion.

14 : 1/3 = X : 1
1/3X = 14
X = 42

So there are 42 pages Penny can read in 1 hour.
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