chancehodges8443 chancehodges8443
  • 03-01-2019
  • Mathematics
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Alejandro red 4 pagos in a book in 6 minutes how long would you expect him to read 6 pages at this rate

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offguard
offguard offguard
  • 03-01-2019

Set up the proportion: pages/minutes

4/6=6/x

4x=36

x=9

Therefore, it would take Alejandro 9 minutes to read 6 pages.


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alleah77
alleah77 alleah77
  • 03-01-2019

Answer:

I would expect him to read 6 pages in  9 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Use a proportion to solve. [tex]\frac{4}{6} =\frac{6}{x}[/tex]

2. Cross multiply. Then... [tex]4x=36[/tex]

3. Divide by 4 on each side. [tex]\frac{4x}{4} =\frac{36}{4}[/tex]

4. Answer..... x=9 minutes


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