Question

Monica reads 7 1/2 pages of a mystery book 9 minutes. What is her average reading rate per minute

Answer 1

Divide 7 1/2 by 9
Write 7 1/2 as 15/2 divided by 9
Which goes to 15/2 (times) • 9/1
Cross simplify the 15 an 9 by 3
Your equation is now 5/2 • (times) 1/9
Which equals 5/6
ANSWER~ Monica can read 5/6 of a page a minute.

Answer 2

we know that

$7\frac{1}{2}= \frac{7*2+1}{2} =\frac{15}{2}$

To find Monica's average reading rate per minute divide the total pages readed by the time

$\frac{(15/2)}{9} \frac{pages}{min} =\frac{15}{18}\frac{pages}{min}$

Divide by $3$ boths numerator and denominator

$\frac{15}{18}\frac{pages}{min}=\frac{5}{6}\frac{pages}{min}$

therefore

the answer is

$\frac{5}{6}\frac{pages}{min}$