3. READING Alejandro read 4 pages in a book in 6
minutes. How long would you expect him to take to
read 6 pages at this rate?

Respuesta :

Alejandro read 4 pages in 6 minutes, then it would take him 9 minutes to read 6 pages

Solution:

Given that Alejandro read 4 pages in a book in 6 minutes

Therefore,

4 pages = 6 minutes

Let us find the time taken to read 1 page

time taken to read 1 page = time taken to read 4 pages divided by 4

[tex]\text{ time taken to read 1 page } = \frac{6 minutes}{4} = \frac{3}{2} minutes[/tex]

Thus to read 6 pages at this rate, multiply time taken to read 1 page by 6

[tex]\rightarrow \frac{3}{2} \times 6 = 9[/tex]

Therefore it would take 9 minutes to read 6 pages