Question

If the student has already read 2/5 of the pages, how long will it take them to read the rest of the book?

A) 0.4 minutes
B) 0.6 minutes
C) 1.2 minutes
D) 1.8 minutes

Answer 1

To find out how long it will take for the student to read the rest of the book, we need to subtract the portion of the book already read from the total number of pages.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how long it will take for the student to read the rest of the book, we need to subtract the portion of the book already read from the total number of pages. Let's assume the total number of pages in the book is x. If the student has already read 2/5 of the pages, then the remaining portion of the book is 3/5 (since 5/5 - 2/5 = 3/5).

To calculate the time it will take to read the rest of the book, we need to know the average reading speed of the student. Once we have that information, we can divide the remaining portion of the book by the reading speed to determine the time. Since we don't have the reading speed, we cannot determine the exact time it will take. Therefore, none of the given options (A, B, C, D) can be correct.