SOLUTION: You are reading a book for your English class. It takes you 75 minutes to read 45 pages. A) Find your average speed. Write an equation that relates the number of pages 'p' you

Question 937319: You are reading a book for your English class. It takes you 75 minutes to read 45 pages.
A) Find your average speed. Write an equation that relates the number of pages 'p' you read to the number of minutes 'm' you read.
B) The book you are reading has 195 pages. How long will it take you to read the book?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r = p/m
r = 45/75
r = 0.6 pages/minute
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m = p/r
m = 195/0.6
m = 325 minutes
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