SOLUTION: Jo read 50 pages of a novel in 4 hours.At the same rate, how long would it take Jo to read 400 pages?

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Question 104553: Jo read 50 pages of a novel in 4 hours.At the same rate, how long would it take Jo to read 400 pages?

Found 3 solutions by checkley75, edjones, MathLover1:
Answer by checkley75(3666)   (Show Source):
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SET UP A RATIO (FRACTION)
50/4=400/X NOW CROSS MULTIPLY
50X=1600
X=1600/50
X=32 HOURS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO READ 400 PAGES.

Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source):
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400/50=8
she reads 1/8 of the book in 4hrs.
In 8*4hrs she can read the whole book.
32 hrs Ans
Ed

Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source):
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you can set up a proportion:

or

divide both sides by

it would take Jo 32 hours to read 400 pages