SOLUTION: If you read 16 pages in 20 minutes at this rate. How many did you read in 45 minutes

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Question 943415: If you read 16 pages in 20 minutes at this rate. How many did you read in 45 minutes
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you read 16 pages in 20 minutes at this rate. How many did you read in 45 minutes
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Use a proportion::
pages/time = pages/time
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x/45 = 16/20
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x = 45(4/5)
x = 9*4
x = 36 pages
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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