Kaylee read 12 books in 4 months. What was her rate of reading, in books per month? Give your answer as a whole number or a FRACTION in simplest form.Answer: □ books per month
Q. Kaylee read 12 books in 4 months. What was her rate of reading, in books per month? Give your answer as a whole number or a FRACTION in simplest form.Answer: □ books per month
Calculate Rate of Reading: To find Kaylee's rate of reading, we need to divide the total number of books she read by the total number of months it took her to read them. This will give us her reading rate in books per month.Calculation: Rate of reading = Total number of monthsTotal number of books readRate of reading = 4 months12 books
Simplify Fraction: Now we simplify the fraction to find the simplest form.Calculation: 12 books /4 months =3 books per month
Verify Correctness: We check to make sure that the division was done correctly and that the fraction is in its simplest form. Since 12 divided by 4 is indeed 3, and 3 cannot be simplified further, we have the correct answer.
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