Question

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Turner can read 4/5 of a chapter in 11 minutes. How many chapters can he read in 37 minutes

Answer 1

4/5 = 8/10 (multiply top and bottom by 2)

so 4/5 = 0.8

Answer 2

This means he can read 0.8 of a chapter in 11 minutes

Answer 3

Let x = # of chapters he can read in 37 minutes

if we set up a proportion, we get

0.8/11 = x/37

Cross multiply to get

0.8*37 = 11x

29.6 = 11x

Now divide both sides by 11 to isolate x

29.6/11 = x

2.690909090909 = x

x = 2.690909090909 ... this is the decimal form of the answer

x = 148/55 ... convert to a fraction if needed