Gwendolyn has already read 130 pages of her 400-page summer reading book. If she reads at an average rate of 45 pages per hour, long will she need to finish the book? Write and solve an equation to find the answer. Show your work.
She need 6 hours to finish the book.
Given that,
Gwendolyn has already read 130 pages of her 400-page summer reading book.
Remaining number of pages \(=400-130=270\) pages.
and she reads at an average rate of 45 pages per hour.
So that, number of hours she needs to finish book is,
\(=\frac{270}{45}=6hours\)
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