Question

Ms.graves gave her class 12 minutes to read. Carrie read 5 1/2 pages in that time. At what rate, in oages per hour, did Carrie read??
a. 1 1/10 < one and one tenth

b. 22

c. 27 1/2

d. 66
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Answer 1

Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

5 1/2 pages in 12 minutes

There are 5 sets of 12 minutes in 1 hour

5 1/2 x 5 = 27 1/2

Therefore she would read 27 1/2 pages in 1 hour

Thats essentially how i did it - sorry if its not a very good explanation.