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  • 07-02-2018
  • Mathematics
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jane read 1/3 of a book in 1/2 of an hour. How long will it take her to read the entire book? Set up a proportion and solve for x

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  • 08-02-2018
1/3 book = 1/2 hour
3/3 book = 3/2 hour
Ans: 1 and a half hour to read the entire book.

OR
Let x be the number of pages in the book.
[tex] \frac{1}{3} [/tex]x = [tex] \frac{1}{2} [/tex] hour
[tex] \frac{1}{3} [/tex]x × 3 = [tex] \frac{1}{2} [/tex] × 3
x = [tex] \frac{3}{2} [/tex] hours = 1 and a half hour 
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