document.write( "Question 822829: (This problem is rather odd and lengthy, so, please, bear with me.)\r
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document.write( "Dove is reading a book of facts on alpacas. The book contains over 66 chapters. She reads at an average rate of 3 words per second. There is an average of 20 words per sentence and an average of 6 sentences per paragraph. The average amount of paragraphs in a chapter is 12. About every 25 minutes Dove gets distracted and each distraction lasts about 2 minutes.\r
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document.write( "If Dove starts reading the book at 9:30am, what chapter will she be on at 11:45am? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #495207 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The book contains over 66 chapters. \n" ); document.write( " She reads at an average rate of 3 words per second. \n" ); document.write( " There is an average of 20 words per sentence and an average of 6 sentences per paragraph. \n" ); document.write( " The average amount of paragraphs in a chapter is 12. \n" ); document.write( "About every 25 minutes Dove gets distracted and each distraction lasts about 2 minutes. \n" ); document.write( "If Dove starts reading the book at 9:30am, what chapter will she be on at 11:45am? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Find how many words in a chapter \n" ); document.write( "20 * 6 * 12 = 1440 words \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( "Find how many words he reads in 25 minutes \n" ); document.write( "3 * 60 * 25 = 4500 words in 25 minutes, however, for 2 min he does not read \n" ); document.write( "4500 words in 27 min so that is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Find how many minutes from 9:30 to 11:45: 120 + 15 = 135 minutes \n" ); document.write( "Find how many chapters read in this time \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "I should say he will be on Chapter 15 at 11:45 \n" ); document.write( " |