Jerold reads at a rate of 3 pages in 2 minutes. He as a 2427 page novel to read and a 906 page mystery book to read. How long will it take him to read his novel?
From the question above, the number of pages for his novel = 2427 pages
His reading rate =
3 pages = 2 minutes
Hence:
3 pages = 2 minutes
2427 pages = x minutes
Cross Multiply
3 pages × x = 2427pages × 2 minutes
x = 2427pages × 2 minutes/3 pages
x = 1618 minutes
It would take him 1618 minutes to read his 2427 paged novel
