Lizbeth took 75 minutes to read 50 pages. How many pages did she read in one minute? Responses 0.67 minutes/page 0.67 minutes/page - no response given 1.5 pages/minute 1.5 pages/minute - no response given 1.5 minutes/page 1.5 minutes/page - no response given 0.67 pages/minute 0.67 pages/minute - no response given

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To find out how many pages Lizbeth read in one minute, we can use the formula:

\[ \text{Pages per minute} = \frac{\text{Total pages}}{\text{Total time in minutes}} \]

In this case, Lizbeth read 50 pages in 75 minutes. Plugging in the values:

\[ \text{Pages per minute} = \frac{50 \text{ pages}}{75 \text{ minutes}} = \frac{50}{75} = \frac{2}{3} \approx 0.67 \text{ pages per minute} \]

Thus, Lizbeth read approximately 0.67 pages per minute.

The correct choice from the responses you provided is:

0.67 pages/minute.