Question

1. clare reads 24 pages in 60 minutes. she spends the same amount of time per page. consider using the table to help with your thinking as you solve each of the following problems.

a how many minutes does it take clare to read 1 page?
b how many pages can clare read in 1 minute?
time (minutes) | number of pages
60 | 24

Explanation:

Step1: Solve part a

To find the time per page, divide total time by total pages. So, time per page = $\frac{60}{24}$ minutes. Simplify $\frac{60}{24}$ = 2.5 minutes.

Step2: Solve part b

To find pages per minute, divide total pages by total time. So, pages per minute = $\frac{24}{60}$ pages. Simplify $\frac{24}{60}$ = 0.4 pages.

Answer:

a. It takes Clare 2.5 minutes to read 1 page.
b. Clare can read 0.4 pages in 1 minute.