Question

Joel can read around 16 sentences per minute of his current novel. He wants to finish his reading before the movie comes out next week. If he has 20 pages left to read and each page has about 130 sentences, how many hours should Joel set aside to complete his reading? Show your work to receive full credit. Round to the nearest tenth of an hour, if needed. (10 points)

Answer 1

Answer:

2.7 hours or 2 hrs, 42 min

Step-by-step explanation:

to find the total number of sentences remaining we can multiply 130 sentences times 20 pages remaining to get

2,600 sentences

if we divide that number by 16 we'll get the number of minutes he needs to finish the novel

2600/16 = 162.5 minutes which, when divided by 60, is 2 7/10 hours

7/10 = 42/60 so it comes out to 2.7 hours or 2 hrs, 42 min