Question

Jolie can read around 14 sentences per minute of her current novel. She wants to finish her reading before the movie comes out next week. If she has 17 pages left to read and each page has about 120 sentences, how many hours should Jolie set aside to complete her reading?

Answer 1

@mathstudent55 @Nnesha

Answer 2

Nooo no this

Answer 3

Jolie can read around 14 sentences per minute of her current novel. She wants to finish her reading before the movie comes out next week. If she has 17 pages left to read and each page has about 120 sentences, how many hours should Jolie set aside to complete her reading? Show your work to receive full credit. (10 points)

Answer 4

i mean this one

Answer 5

substitute g(x) for 20 then solve for x
\[\huge\rm 20=2(x-4)\]

Answer 6

@Nnesha

Answer 7

i dont want an answer i just need understanding

Answer 8

Let's calculate it minutes first, then we will convert the answer to hours.

Answer 9

okay

Answer 10

Soo Hours=60minutes

Answer 11

If she has 17 pages left, and each page has 120 sentences, how many sentences total are there left to read?

Answer 12

Yes. We will use 1 hour = 60 minutes at the end to convert to hours, but let's find the number of minutes first.

Answer 13

2040

Answer 14

2040 sentences

Answer 15

Good.
She has to read 2040 sentences.
She takes 1 minute to read 14 sentences.

2040 sentences is how many times 14 sentences?

Answer 16

28560

Answer 17

no

Answer 18

wait

Answer 19

No. The other way around. This time you need to divide.

Answer 20

okay

Answer 21

145.7

Answer 22

@mathstudent55

Answer 23

Good.
Since 2040 is 145.7 times 14, that means she needs 145.7 times 1 minute.
That means she needs 145.7 minutes.

Answer 24

Now we convert minutes to hours.

Answer 25

so divide 145.7/60

Answer 26

@mathstudent55

Answer 27

@Nnesha

Answer 28

may you please help me out

Answer 29

what do you mean?

Answer 30

Correct. Divide 145.7 by 60 to get hours.

Answer 31

okay so i do i write and explanation

Answer 32

do i write the steps

Answer 33

You write:

She needs to read 17 pages with 120 sentences in each page.
17 * 120 = 2040
She needs to read 2040 sentences.
She reads 14 sentences in 1 minute.
2040/14 = 145.7 minutes.
She needs 145.7 minutes.
1 hour = 60 minutes
145.7/60 = 2.4 hours

Answer 34

Yoooooo Thamksss

Answer 35

Now I understand It

Answer 36

Great.
You're welcome.