Meghan reads 13 of her book in 114 hours.

Meghan continues to read at this pace.

How long does it take Meghan to read 12 of the book?

Enter your answer as a mixed number in simplest form by filling in the boxes.

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To determine how long it takes Meghan to read \( \frac{12}{13} \) of her book, we first need to find out how long it takes her to read \( \frac{1}{13} \) of the book based on the information given.

Meghan reads \( \frac{1}{13} \) of the book in the following time:

\[ \text{Time for } \frac{1}{13} = \frac{114 \text{ hours}}{13} \]

Calculating this:

\[ \frac{114}{13} = 8.76923076923077 \approx 8.76923077 \text{ hours} \]

Now, multiply this time by 12 to find out how long it takes her to read \( \frac{12}{13} \) of the book:

\[ \text{Time for } \frac{12}{13} = 12 \times \frac{114}{13} \]

Calculating that:

\[ 12 \times \frac{114}{13} = \frac{1368}{13} \]

Next, we perform the division:

\[ \frac{1368}{13} = 105.23076923076923 \approx 105.23076923 \text{ hours} \]

We can convert \( 105.23076923 \) into a mixed number. The whole number part is 105. Now, we will find the fractional part from \( 0.23076923 \).

To express \( 0.23076923 \) as a fraction, observe it closely. The decimal \( 0.230769230769 \) repeats, which means it can be converted to a fraction.

Let \( x = 0.230769230769 \).

Multiply both sides by 1000 (since the repeating part has 6 digits):

\[ 1000x = 230.76923076923077 \]

Subtract the original \( x \):

\[ 1000x - x = 230.76923076923077 - 0.230769230769 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ 999x = 230.5384615384615 \] \[ x = \frac{230.5384615384615}{999} \] This continues to approximate the fractional part until simplified. However, we only need the repeating sequence \( \frac{12}{52} = \frac{3}{13} \).

Thus, we express \( 0.23076923076923 \) as \( \frac{3}{13} \).

Now, combining our whole number and fractional part, we have:

\[ \text{Time for } \frac{12}{13} = 105 + \frac{3}{13} = \frac{105 \times 13 + 3}{13} = \frac{1365 + 3}{13} = \frac{1368}{13} \]

The simplified time is \( 105 \frac{3}{13} \).

Therefore, the final answer is:

\[ \boxed{105 \frac{3}{13}} \]