Question

Brian read 8 1/4 pages of a book in 1/6 hour. At thus rate, what is the total number of pages if the book he will read in 1 hour?

Answer 1

8 1/4 -> 1/6 hour
How many pages -> 1 hour?

You can use the cross multiply method
$\frac{8 \ \:\frac{1}{4} \times 1 }{ \frac{1}{6} }$


= 49.5 pages

Or you change the hours to minutes.
1/6 hour is 10 min.
[1/6 × 60 = 10 ]
Either way you'll get the same answer.