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  • 04-09-2015
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Charlotte reads 8 1/3 pages of a book in 10 minutes. What is her average reading rate in pages per minute?

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  • 04-09-2015
[tex]8\frac{1}{3} = \frac{25}{3}[/tex]

25/3 pages of a book in 10 minutes

Multiply both numbers by the reciprocal of 10, which is 1/10

[tex]\frac{25}{3} \times\frac{1}{10} = \frac{25}{30}=\frac{5}{6}[/tex]

[tex]10\times\frac{1}{10}= 1[/tex]

So, Charlotte reads 5/6 pages of a book in 1 minute.
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