Question

Alejandro red 4 pagos in a book in 6 minutes how long would you expect him to read 6 pages at this rate

Answer 1

Set up the proportion: pages/minutes

4/6=6/x

4x=36

x=9

Therefore, it would take Alejandro 9 minutes to read 6 pages.

Answer 2

Answer:

I would expect him to read 6 pages in  9 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Use a proportion to solve. $\frac{4}{6} =\frac{6}{x}$

2. Cross multiply. Then... $4x=36$

3. Divide by 4 on each side. $\frac{4x}{4} =\frac{36}{4}$

4. Answer..... x=9 minutes