Question

Please explain how to solve this On Monday,it took Helen 3 hours to do a page of science homework exercises.The next day she did the same number of exercises in 2 hours.If her average rate on Monday was p exercises per hour,what was her average rate the next day, in terms of p?

Answer 1

If Helen takes 3 hours on Monday at p exercises per hour, then she does 3p exercises.  If she does the same number in two hours, then every hour, she does 3p/2 exercises. <span />