Question

horce read 160 pages in 4 hours. how many pages can he read in 6hours

Answer 1

Steps:
1. Do a proportion
160 pages/ 4 hours= x/ 6 hours
2. Do 160 times 6 which equals 960
3. Do 960 divided by 4 which equals 240
4. Your answer is
240 pages

Answer 2

let x be the amount of pages
160/4=x/6
4x=960 (cross multiplied)
x=240 (divided by 4 to both sides)

therefore 240 pages in 6 hours