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Rebecca is doing a reading assignment.After 23 minutes of reading,she skims the pages she has left and estimates that she still has 54% of the assignment to finish.If she keeps reading at the same rate,how many minutes will it have taken Rebecca to complete her whole assignment?

How do i work it out to get the answer?

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User JMat
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Answer:

27 minutes

Explanation:

100% - 54% = 46%

23→46%

x →100%

x=
(23*100)/(46) =
(2300)/(46) = 50 minutes

50 - 23= 27 minutes

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