Alexander reads 1/8 of a book each night. How long will it take him to read 3/4 of the book?
Mathematics · Middle School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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Given the statement:
Alexander reads 1/8 of a book each night.
Determine how long will it take him to read ¾ of the book.
Solution:
In order to determine how long will it take him to read ¾ of the book, we simply needed to divide ¾ by 1/8, hence we must take note that in dividing a number with a fraction, we must take the reciprocal of the fraction, then multiply it with the number. In our case, the reciprocal of 1/8 is 8 , thus we multiply 8 with ¾.
= ¾ / 1/8
= (¾)(8)
= 24/4
= 6
Final answer:
6 nights