Question

Maya reads 1/8 of a newspaper in 1/20 of a minute. How many minutes does she need to read an entire paper?

Answer 1

8/20 of a minute or 2/5 of a minute

Answer 2

Answer:

$\frac{2}{5}\text{ minutes}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Maya reads 1/8 of a newspaper in 1/20 of a minute.

So, the ratio of the part of paper and time = $\frac{1/8}{1/20}$

$=\frac{20}{8}$

Now, let x be the time taken in minutes to read the entire paper ( i.e. 1 part of the paper )

So, the ratio of part of paper and time = $\frac{1}{x}$

$\implies \frac{20}{8}=\frac{1}{x}$

By cross multiplication,

20x = 8

Dividing both sides by 20,

$x=\frac{8}{20}=\frac{2}{5}$

Hence, the time taken to read the entire page would be $\frac{2}{5}$ minutes.