Monica reads a 7 1/2 pages of a mystery book in 9 minutes. What is her average reading rate in pages per minute?

Answer: 5/6 pages per minute

Explanation:

1.) set up problem

7 1/2 : 9

2.) make 7 1/2 an improper fraction by multiplying 7 by the denominator of 1/2 and adding it to the numerator

15/2 : 9

3.) flip the division sign to a multiplication sign and set a 1 over 9

15/2 • 1/9

4.) multiply

15/28

5.) simplify

5/6

7.5 pages/9 mins

= (5/6) pages/minute