Ms. robinson gave her class 12 minutes to read. carrie read 5 1/2 pages in that time. at what rate, in pages per hour, did carrie read?

The answer is:  " 27.5 pages " ; or, write as:  " 27  pages " .
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5.5 pages / 12 minute = ? pages / 60 minutes; 

12 * 5 = 60 ;

5.5 * 5 = ? 

5.5 * 5 =   27.5
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The answer is:  " 27.5 pages " ; or, write as:  " 27  pages " .
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