Anita read 150 pages in 5 hours. What is her reading rate in pages per minute?

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  1. math_celebrity

    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    Anita read 150 pages in 5 hours. What is her reading rate in pages per minute?

    150 pages / 5 hours

    Divide top and bottom by 5:
    150/5 = 30
    5/5 = 1

    So we have 30 pages per hour
    And 1 hour is 60 minutes, so we have:
    (30 pages / 1 hour) * (1 hour / 60 minutes)
    30 pages / 60 minutes
    0.5 pages per minute
     

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