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29 September, 23:07

Mary is reading a book that has 135 pages. She can read 18 pages in an hour.

If she takes h hours to finish reading the book, the equation that can be used to find the value of h is.

The time she takes to complete the book is?

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  1. 29 September, 23:21
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    7.5 Hours

    Step-by-step explanation:

    (18 pages per hour) * (x hours) = (135 pages)

    18x pages = 135 pages

    18x = 135

    Divide both sides by 18 to get rid of the 18 and to get x on its own.

    x = 135 / 18

    x = 7.5

    Mary would take 7.5 hours to complete the book.
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