Khan AcademyUnit testYou might need: CalculatorHenry can write 5 pages of his novel in 3 hours.At this rate, how many pages can Henry write in 8 hours?
Q. Khan AcademyUnit testYou might need: CalculatorHenry can write 5 pages of his novel in 3 hours.At this rate, how many pages can Henry write in 8 hours?
Find Rate of Writing: First, find Henry's rate of writing pages per hour.Rate = TimePagesRate = 3 hours5 pagesRate = 1.6667 pages per hour (rounded to four decimal places)
Calculate Pages in 8 Hours: Next, calculate how many pages Henry can write in 8 hours at this rate.Pages in 8 hours =Rate×TimePages in 8 hours =1.6667 pages/hour×8 hoursPages in 8 hours =13.3336 pages
Round Down to Nearest Page: Since Henry can't write a fraction of a page, we'll round down to the nearest whole page. Henry can write 13 pages in 8 hours.
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