SOLUTION: Emily can read 10 pages per minute how long will it take her to read 50 pages?

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Question 834382: Emily can read 10 pages per minute how long will it take her to read 50 pages?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, identitea:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
Answer by identitea(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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10pages>>>> 1minute
So
50 pages>> x minutes
Let x be the number of minutes we need to find.
So you cross multiply then
10 >> 1
50 >> x
10x=50
x=50/10
x=5minutes=ANSWER :)