Question

Joanne can read around 16 sentences per minute of her current novel. She wants to finish her reading before the movie comes out next week. If she has 19 pages left to read and each page has about 140 sentences, how many hours should Joanne set aside to complete her reading? Show your work. Round the answer to the tenths place.

Answer 1

The answer is "3 hours and 28 minutes".

Explanation:

Calculating the total sentence:

`= 19 \ pages * 140 \ sentences \\\\= 2,660 sentences\\\\`

Calculating the minutes which is needed:

`= 2,660 / 16 \\\\ = 166.25 \ minutes\\\\`

Calculating the hours and minutes:

`= 166.25 / 60 \\\\=3 \ hours \ and \ 28 \ minutes`