Solomon reads 4 pages of a book every 6 minutes. Which proportion could be solved to find x, the number of minutes it will take to read 9 pages..
One possible proportion to solve for x is:
4 pages / 6 minutes = 9 pages / x minutes
By cross multiplying, we have:
4x = 6 * 9
4x = 54
Dividing by 4 on both sides, we get:
x = 54 / 4 = 13.5
Therefore, it will take Solomon 13.5 minutes to read 9 pages.
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Apologies for the mistake in my previous response. Let's correct it:
Given:
4 pages read in 6 minutes
Proportion:
4 pages / 6 minutes = 9 pages / x minutes
Cross multiplying:
4 * x = 6 * 9
4x = 54
Dividing by 4:
x = 54 / 4
x = 13.5
Correctly, it will take Solomon 13.5 minutes to read 9 pages. Thank you for pointing out the mistake.
make it as a fraction
Certainly! The proportion can be written as:
4 pages / 6 minutes = 9 pages / x minutes
We can simplify this into a fraction by setting it up as:
(4/6) = (9/x)
Cross-multiplying:
4x = 6 * 9
4x = 54
Dividing by 4:
x = 54 / 4
x = 13.5
The fraction form is:
4/6 = 9/13.5