Question

Sean read 1515 of a book in 112112 hours. How long will it take Sean to read 1212 of this book?

Answer 1

1515 of the book was read in 112112 hours.

1 of the book will be read in 112112/1515 hour

1212 of it will then be read in:   ( 112112 /1515)* 1212   

=     ( 112112 /1515)* 1212       use calculator

= 89689.6 hours.

Hope this clarifies it.