Sean has to read a book during summer break. He read 144 pages in 3 hours on the way to his grandma's house. If Sean reads at the same pace, how long will it take Sean to finish his 264-page book?
Sean reads 144/3 = <<144/3=48>>48 pages per hour.
Thus, Sean will finish reading a 264-page book in 264/48 = <<264/48=5.5>>5.5 hours. Answer: \boxed{5.5}.
To find out how long it will take Sean to finish his 264-page book at the same pace, we can set up a proportion.
Let's call the unknown time it will take Sean to finish the book "x" hours.
We know that Sean read 144 pages in 3 hours, so we can write the proportion:
144 pages / 3 hours = 264 pages / x hours
To solve for x, we can Cross Multiply:
144x = 3 * 264
144x = 792
Divide both sides of the equation by 144:
x = 792 / 144
x ≈ 5.5
Therefore, it will take Sean approximately 5.5 hours to finish his 264-page book at the same reading pace.
To find out how long it will take Sean to finish his 264-page book, we can set up a proportion using the given information.
The ratio of pages read to hours is constant. So, we can set up the following proportion:
144 pages / 3 hours = 264 pages / x hours
To find the value of x, we can cross-multiply and solve for x.
(144 pages) * (x hours) = (3 hours) * (264 pages)
144x = 792
Dividing both sides of the equation by 144:
x = 792 / 144
Simplifying the fraction:
x ≈ 5.5
Therefore, it will take Sean approximately 5.5 hours to finish his 264-page book if he reads at the same pace.