The literature teacher says that the faster you are able to read, the less time you will need to read a book. maria can read 200 words a minute, and she took 14 hours to read a book that she checked out from the library. linda can read 160 words per minute. how long will she need her to read the same book?

Linda needs 17.5 hours her to read the same book.

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of words read in 1 minute by Maria  = 200 words

The time taken to complete the book = 14 hours

Now, 1 hour = 60 minutes

So, 14 hour  = 60 x 14  = 840 minutes

Now, the total words read by Maria in 840 minutes

= 840 x ( Number of words read per minute) = 840 x (200) = 1,68,000

Hence, in total 14 hours, Maria read 1,68,000.

So, the book has  1,68,000 words in total.

Now, The number of words read in 1 minute by Linda  = 160 words

So, the number of words read by her in 1 hour 9( = 60 minutes)  

=  60 x (160 words)  = 9,600 words

⇒ Linda reads  9,600 words in 1 hour.

So, the number of hours taken  to read  1,68,000 words by Linda  

=

Hence,Linda needs 17.5 hours her to read the same book.