Keyonna
Keyonna Keyonna
  • 03-08-2014
  • Mathematics
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Horace read 160 pages in 4 hours. How many pages can he read in 6 hours??

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AL2006
AL2006 AL2006
  • 03-08-2014
160/4 = p/6

Cross-multiply the propportion:

160 x 6 = 4p

Divide each side by 4:

p = 40 x 6 = 240 pages

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np27404
np27404 np27404
  • 03-08-2014

You do 160/4 to find one pages time.

This is 40 pages.

Then you do 40 x 6 to find pages in 6 hours



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