Respuesta :

Divide 28.5 by 1 1/6 to get 171/7

Answer:  The speed of Oliver is [tex]24\dfrac{1}{3}[/tex] pages per hour.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that Oliver reads [tex]28\dfrac{1}{2}[/tex] pages of a book in [tex]1\dfrac{1}{6}[/tex] hours.

We are to express his speed in pages per hour.

We will be using the UNITARY method to solve the given problem.

Number of pages read by Oliver in [tex]1\dfrac{1}{6}=\dfrac{7}{6}[/tex] hours is

[tex]=28\dfrac{1}{2}=\dfrac{57}{2}.[/tex]

Therefore, the number of pages read by Oliver in 1 hour is given by

[tex]\dfrac{57}{2}\times\dfrac{6}{7}=24\dfrac{3}{7}.[/tex]

Thus, the speed of Oliver is [tex]24\dfrac{1}{3}[/tex] pages per hour.