Carla needs to complete her science homework. She has 20 pages to read and 14 questions to answer if it takes her 10 minutes to read four pages. How many minutes will it take her to read the full assignment
To find out how many minutes it will take Carla to read the full assignment, we can break down the problem into smaller parts.
First, we need to determine the number of four-page segments in the assignment. Since Carla has 20 pages to read and each segment is four pages long, we can divide 20 by 4 to get:
Number of Segments = 20 pages / 4 pages = 5 segments
Next, we can calculate the time it takes Carla to read one segment. Given that it takes her 10 minutes to read four pages, we can use that information to find the time to read one segment:
Time for one segment = 10 minutes
Since Carla has 5 segments in total, we can multiply the time for one segment by the number of segments to find the total time it will take her to read the full assignment:
Total time to read the full assignment = Time for one segment * Number of Segments
Total time to read the full assignment = 10 minutes/segment * 5 segments
The units cancel out, leaving us with the answer in minutes:
Total time to read the full assignment = 50 minutes
Therefore, it will take Carla 50 minutes to read the full assignment.