Ms. Robinson gave her class 12 minutes to read. Carrie read 5 1/2 pages in that time. At what rate, in pages per hour, did Carrie read?

The answer is:  " 27.5 pages " ; or, write as:  " 27 [tex] \frac{1}{2} [/tex] pages " .
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5.5 pages / 12 minute = ? pages / 60 minutes; 


12 * 5 = 60 ;

5.5 * 5 = ? 


5.5 * 5 =   27.5
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The answer is:  " 27.5 pages " ; or, write as:  " 27 [tex] \frac{1}{2} [/tex] pages " .
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