Question

Michael read 12 books in 8 months. Fill out the table
Months Books
2
8 12
18

Answer 1

To fill out the table based on the information provided, we can first calculate the rate at which Michael reads books. He read 12 books in 8 months, so we can determine how many books he reads per month:

\[
\text{Books per month} = \frac{12 \text{ books}}{8 \text{ months}} = 1.5 \text{ books per month}
\]

Now we can use this rate to fill out the table.

For 2 months:

\[
\text{Books} = 2 \text{ months} \times 1.5 \text{ books/month} = 3 \text{ books}
\]

For 8 months, we already know:

\[
\text{Books} = 12 \text{ books}
\]

Next, we calculate the number of books read in 12 months (the missing value):

\[
\text{Books} = 12 \text{ months} \times 1.5 \text{ books/month} = 18 \text{ books}
\]

Now we can fill in the table:

| Months | Books |
|--------|-------|
| 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 12 |
| 12 | 18 |

Thus, the completed table is as follows:

| Months | Books |
|--------|-------|
| 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 12 |
| 12 | 18 |