Monica reads a 7 1/2 pages of a mystery book in 9 minutes. what is her average reading rate in pages per minute?

5/6 pages per minute

Explanation:

1.) set up problem

7 1/2 ÷ 9

2.) make 7 1/2 an improper fraction by multiplying 7 by the denominator of 1/2 and adding it to the numerator

15/2 ÷ 9

3.) flip the division sign to a multiplication sign and set a 1 over 9

15/2 • 1/9

4.) multiply

15/28

5.) simplify

5/6

10000

step-by-step explanation: divide by 2,

a.

step-by-step explanation:

step 1 distribute 2 to every term in the parentheses

step 2 add 10 on both sides of the equal sign