marisoto523 marisoto523
  • 03-09-2019
  • Mathematics
contestada

It took Laura 12.5 hours to read a 360 page book, how long would it take for her to read a 400 page book?

Respuesta :

jdoe0001 jdoe0001
  • 03-09-2019

[tex]\bf \begin{array}{ccll} hours&pages\\ \cline{1-2} 12&360\\ x&400 \end{array}\implies \cfrac{12}{x}=\cfrac{360}{400}\implies \cfrac{12}{x}=\cfrac{9}{10} \\\\\\ 120=9x\implies \cfrac{120}{9}=x\implies \cfrac{40}{3}=x\implies 13.\overline{3}=x[/tex]

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

what is a saturated fatty acid
What was the purpose for the Native Americans to lay claim and invade Alcatraz A) They wanted to force the white man to assimilate. B) They wanted to build a na
Compare -8 and -2 integers
There are 3 different cheeses at the deli. Yasuko buys Three-fourths of a pound of each. There are also 4 different meats. She buys One-half of a pound of each.
How fast can wind speeds get inside a tornado?
Write g(x) in terms of f(x) after reflecting the graph of f(x) across the y- axis. *
Shanelle invested $10,000, and at the end of one year, she received $805 in interest. She invested part of the money in an account earning 10% simple interest a
The fall of Alexander the Great Empire can be mostly attributed to what reasons
“The product of a number and 4”
A boat is being pulled into a dock with a rope attached to the boat at water level. When the boat is 12 feet from the dock, the length of the rope form the boat