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Samatha can write 1 1/2 pages in 3 minutes. How many pages could she write in 12 minutes?

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Answer:

6 pages

Step-by-step explanation:

I set up the equation like this :

1 1/2 / x  = 3/ 12

Then i cross multiplied :

1 1/2 * 12 = 18

3 * x = 3x

Now you set those equal to each other and solve for x :

18 = 3x (divide both sides by three)

18 / 3 = 3x / 3

x = 6

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