Robert is writing a paper for language arts class. He can write 1/3 of a page in 1/4 of an hour. At what rate is Robert writing?

Respuesta :

25% of a page every hour
You want to calculate the "rate" "pages per hour."  To do this, divide "1/3 of a page" by "1/4 of an hour:"

(1 page)
------------
      3

--------------------
  (1 hr )
-----------
      4

Remember:  To divide by a fraction, invert the fraction and multiply instead.

Thus, you get

(1 page)           4             4 pages
------------ * ------------ = --------------- = (4/3) pages/hr
      3           (1 hr)            3 hours