For history class, Joe spent 2 hours writing a 4-page report on ancient Egypt. This weekend, he needs to write a 12-page report on the Roman Empire.If he writes at the same rate, how long will it take Joe to write his report?___ hours
Q. For history class, Joe spent 2 hours writing a 4-page report on ancient Egypt. This weekend, he needs to write a 12-page report on the Roman Empire.If he writes at the same rate, how long will it take Joe to write his report?___ hours
Calculate Rate of Writing: Calculate Joe's rate of writing pages per hour. He wrote 4 pages in 2 hours, so the rate is 2 hours4 pages=2 pages per hour.
Determine Time for 12 Pages: Determine how long it will take Joe to write a 12-page report at the same rate.Using the rate of 2 pages per hour, for 12 pages it will be 12 pages / 2 pages per hour = 6 hours.
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