Robert is writing a paper for language arts class. He can write 2/3 of a page in 1/2 of an hour. At what rate is Robert writing?
A. 3 pages per hour

B. 1 1/3 of a page per hour

C. 1 1/6 of a page per hour

D. 1/3 of a page per hour

Question

Robert is writing a paper for language arts class. He can write 2/3 of a page in 1/2 of an hour. At what rate is Robert writing?
 A. 3 pages per hour

B. 1 1/3 of a page per hour

C. 1 1/6 of a page per hour

D. 1/3 of a page per hour

Krissy525 · Answer

Since it only says half an hour, you would multiply both of the numbers times two. You get 2/3*2 and 1/2*2, so it is he can write 4/3 pages in an hour, or 1 1/3 pages an hour