It takes Dennis 3 times as long as Vicki to read the paper each day. If it takes Dennis 36 minutes to read the paper, write and solve an equation to find how long it takes Vicki to read the paper. Step 1: Define a variable to represent what you are solving for
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Step 2: Write an equation
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Step 3: Solve the equation using inverse operations
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Step 4: Write your answer sentence

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