Sean read 1/5 of a book in 1 1/2 hours. How long will it take Sean to read 1/2 of this book? Enter your answer as a mixed number in simplest form in the box. hours

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Erik Mitchell

8 February, 18:31

Sean read 1/5 of a book in 1 1/2 hours. How long will it take Sean to read 1/2 of this book? Enter your answer as a mixed number in simplest form in the box. hours

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Alma Mckee · Answer 1

Answer: 3 3/4

Step-by-step explanation:

1/5=0.2

11/2=1.5

1/2=0.5

Use proportion to solve this problem

0.2:1.5=0.5:x

x*0.2=1.5*0.5

x=1.5*0.5/0.2

X=3.75 = 3 3/4 h