Maria reads 15 and 1/2 pages in 1/2 hour. What is her unit rate for reading?

a) 7.75 pages per hour

b) 15 pages per hour

c) 16 pages per hour

d) 31 pages per hour

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Bianca Schwartz

20 July, 12:03

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Giovanna · Answer 1

Step 1: Find out how mnay pages she reads in an hour.

15.5 ~ 0.5 hour

(2) 15.5 ~ (2) 0.5 hour

31 ~ 1 hour

Answer: d) 31 pages per hour

Nickolas Bradshaw · Answer 2

She reads 15.5 pages every 30 minutes. There are two 30 minutes in one hour (60 minutes) so the answer is 15.5*2 = 31.

Maria reads 15 and 1/2 pages in 1/2 hour. What is her unit rate for reading?a) 7.75 pages per hourb) 15 pages per hourc) 16 pages per hourd) 31 pages per hour