Question

Marie has 8 hours to write a 45 page chapter for her book. Marie writes at a constant speed of 4 pages per hour. Will mark complete the chapter in time? Explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

  No

Step-by-step explanation:

You want to know if 45 pages can be written in 8 hours at the rate of 4 pages per hour.

Pages

At the rate of 4 pages per hour, the number of pages Marie/Mark can write is ...

  (4 page/hour) × (8 hours) = 4·8 pages = 32 pages

45 pages cannot be completed in 8 hours.