Brian read 2/15 of his novel in 20minutes. If he reads at the same rate, what portion of his novel can he read in one hour

Answer 1

Hi Brandi, if Brian and read 2/15 of is novel in 20 minutes, then he can read 2/5 of his novel in an hour.

Solution:

20 minutes equals 1/3 hour.

That means for each 1/3 hours, Brian can read 2/15 of his novel

Multiply 2/15 * 3 to get answer:

2/15 * 3 = 6/15, or 2/5.

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