SOLUTION: walt reads 18 yards worth of pages in a book in 3 hours, how many miles of book pages will he read in one day

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Question 216664: walt reads 18 yards worth of pages in a book in 3 hours, how many miles of book pages will he read in one day
Answer by RAY100(1637) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rate = 18 yds / 3 hrs * 1mile/ 1760 yards = .03409 mi/hr
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now the question is how many hours does he read per day
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easy to say 24 but not realistic, .03409mi/hr * 24 hrs = .082 miles
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more likely 4 hrs,,,,.03409 mi/hr * 4 hrs = .0136 mi
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