Digital PSAT Math Practice Question 292: Answer and Explanation

Question: 292

A copyeditor takes three minutes to edit each page of a book that is p pages long. Which of the following expressions gives the total number of hours that the copyeditor would take to edit the book?

  • A.
  • B. 3p + 60
  • C.
  • D. 60 - 3p

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

(A) First, figure out what fraction of one hour and three minutes is:

hours. If he takes of an hour per page, multiplying by p, the number of pages, will tell you the total time taken in hours:

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