Meh knows that it takes 16 minutes to read 7/8 of the chapter. How long will it take her to read the full chapter?

Question

Meg knows that it takes 16 minutes to read 7/8 of the chapter. How long will it take her to read the full chapter?

Answer 1

16 minutes is to 7/8 as x minutes is to 1

 

16/(7/8) = x/1

 

x = 16(8/7) = 128/7 = 18 2/7 minutes