Bianca reads 3/4 of a page of a book each minute. She has 25 pages left to read. How many pages will she read in 5 1/2 minutes?

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Darrell Barrett

2 April, 19:21

Bianca reads 3/4 of a page of a book each minute. She has 25 pages left to read. How many pages will she read in 5 1/2 minutes?

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Sydney Wells · Answer 1

Bianca reads a page of a book in 1 : (3/4) = 1 x (3/4) = 4/3 minutes;

We have 5 1/2 = 11/2 minutes;

She reads (11/2) : (4/3) = (11/2) x (3/4) = 33 / 8 = 4 1/8 pages;