Aileen can read 1.5 pages for every page her friend can read. Aileen's mom was very excited and she said to Aileen: "So, if your

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fredd [130]

3 years ago

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Aileen can read 1.5 pages for every page her friend can read. Aileen's mom was very excited and she said to Aileen: "So, if your

friend reads 20 pages, you can read 25 in the same time period!" Is Aileen's mom correct?

Mathematics

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Orlov [11] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-03T17:09:33+03:00

Orlov [11]3 years ago

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No because the formula is 1.5x and if you multiply 20 and 1.5 you get 30 not 25! Hope this helps!

Strike441 [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-03T15:11:05+03:00

Strike441 [17]3 years ago

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1.5 pages her friend can read so the formula would be

1.5x and x being the number of pages her friend reads

1.5 times 20 is not 25 it's 30

therefore no Aileen's mom is not correct