Answer:
[tex]\frac{2}{5}\text{ minutes}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given,
Maya reads 1/8 of a newspaper in 1/20 of a minute.
So, the ratio of the part of paper and time = [tex]\frac{1/8}{1/20}[/tex]
[tex]=\frac{20}{8}[/tex]
Now, let x be the time taken in minutes to read the entire paper ( i.e. 1 part of the paper )
So, the ratio of part of paper and time = [tex]\frac{1}{x}[/tex]
[tex]\implies \frac{20}{8}=\frac{1}{x}[/tex]
By cross multiplication,
20x = 8
Dividing both sides by 20,
[tex]x=\frac{8}{20}=\frac{2}{5}[/tex]
Hence, the time taken to read the entire page would be [tex]\frac{2}{5}[/tex] minutes.
