Question

Lisa took 12 hours to read a 360-page book. At this rate, how long will it take her to read a 400-page book?
13 hours and 20 minutes
12 hours and 15 minutes
15 hours 25 minutes
14 hours 10 minutes

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To find out how long it will take Lisa to read a 400-page book based on her reading speed from a 360-page book, we first need to determine her reading rate.

Lisa took 12 hours to read a 360-page book, so her reading rate is calculated as follows:

\[
\text{Reading Rate} = \frac{\text{Total Pages}}{\text{Total Time}} = \frac{360 \text{ pages}}{12 \text{ hours}} = 30 \text{ pages per hour}
\]

Next, we need to calculate how long it will take her to read a 400-page book using the same reading rate:

\[
\text{Time} = \frac{\text{Total Pages}}{\text{Reading Rate}} = \frac{400 \text{ pages}}{30 \text{ pages per hour}} \approx 13.33 \text{ hours}
\]

Now, we convert 0.33 hours into minutes. Since there are 60 minutes in an hour:

\[
0.33 \text{ hours} \times 60 \text{ minutes/hour} \approx 20 \text{ minutes}
\]

Thus, it will take her approximately 13 hours and 20 minutes to read the 400-page book.

The answer is **13 hours and 20 minutes**.

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