Question

5) Tim loves reading fiction, and he can read 100 pages in 2 hours. How many pages he can read in 48 minutes?

Answer 1

Answer:

40 pages

Step-by-step explanation:

Lets change hours to minutes

1 hours = 60 minutes

2 hours = 120 minutes

We will use ratios to solve

100 pages         x pages

------------------- = --------------

120 minutes       48 minutes

Using cross products

100 * 48 = 120 * x

Divide each side by 120

100 *48/120 = 120x/120

40 =x

Tim can read 40 pages

Answer 2

Answer:

$40\ pages$

Step-by-step explanation:

Remember that

1 hour=60 minutes

so

2 hours=120 minutes

Using proportion

$\frac{100}{120}\frac{pages}{minutes}=\frac{x}{48}\frac{pages}{minutes}\\ \\x=100*48/120\\ \\x=40\ pages$