Question

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?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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