Ted can read 60 pages per hour. Naomi can read 45 pages per hour. If bothTed and Naomi read at the same time, how many minutes will it take them to read a total of 210 pages?
This question makes no sense to me.
combined rate= 60pages/hr+45pages/hr=105pages/hr
time= total/rate=210/105 hrs
and in minutes, 2 hrs is 120 minutes
Are they reading the same book ???
To determine the total time it will take Ted and Naomi to read 210 pages, we need to calculate their combined reading speed.
Ted can read 60 pages per hour, which means he can read 60/60 = 1 page per minute.
Naomi can read 45 pages per hour, which means she can read 45/60 = 0.75 pages per minute.
To calculate their combined reading speed, we add their individual reading speeds:
1 page per minute + 0.75 pages per minute = 1.75 pages per minute.
Now, we can find the total time it will take them to read 210 pages by dividing the total number of pages by their combined reading speed:
210 pages / 1.75 pages per minute = 120 minutes.
Therefore, it will take Ted and Naomi 120 minutes to read a total of 210 pages.