SOLUTION: The number of pages p a student can read varies directly with respect to time t in minutes spent reading. The student can read 90 pages in 60 minutes. Write an equation that rela

Question 894120: The number of pages p a student can read varies directly with respect to time t in minutes spent reading. The student can read 90 pages in 60 minutes. Write an equation that relates pages read & time. Predict the number of pages in 90 minutes.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39613) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
using k as proportionality constant. This k is also the READING RATE in pages per minute.

Given p=90 and t=60, .

The student reads according to .

Your question is, find p for t=90; so just substitute this and compute p.

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