Question

The average 3rd grafe student can read 60 words in 5 min. What is the average rate per minute?

Write an expression to represent the problem.

And solve the problem:
Ms. Sue
You have two numbers -- 60 and 5. What do you think you should do with them to solve the problem?

Add? Subtract? Multiply? Divide?

Divide
Ms. Sue
Right. What do you get?

Is this the correct expression?

60รท5=12
Ms. Sue
Yes. The third grader reads 12 words a minute.

Thank u
Ms. Sue
You're welcome.

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