How long does it take to read 20 pages?

Your reading speed: 250 WPM*

100(slow)150200250(average)300350400(fast)

Answer: it takes about 40 minutes to read 20 pages at 250 WPM.

*WPM = Words Per Minute. The average reading speed is 250 WPM. To know your exact speed, do this speed reading test online.

The table below helps you calculate how long it takes to read 1, 10, or 1,000 pages based on your reading speed.

Pages	🐌 Real slow (150 WPM)	🐢 Slow (200 WPM)	🐒 Medium (250 WPM)	🐆 Fast (325 WPM)	🦅 Real fast (400+ WPM)
1	3.3 min	2.5 min	2 min	1.5 min	1.3 min
2	6.7 min	5 min	4 min	3.1 min	2.5 min
3	10 min	7.5 min	6 min	4.6 min	3.8 min
4	13 min	10 min	8 min	6.2 min	5 min
5	17 min	13 min	10 min	7.7 min	6.3 min
10	33 min	25 min	20 min	15 min	13 min
20	1 hr 07 min	50 min	40 min	31 min	25 min
30	1 hr 40 min	1 hr 15 min	60 min	46 min	38 min
40	2 hr 13 min	1 hr 40 min	1 hr 20 min	1 hr 02 min	50 min
50	2 hr 47 min	2 hr 05 min	1 hr 40 min	1 hr 17 min	1 hr 03 min
100	5 hr 33 min	4 hr 10 min	3 hr 20 min	2 hr 34 min	2 hr 05 min
150	8 hr 20 min	6 hr 15 min	5 hr 00 min	3 hr 51 min	3 hr 08 min
200	11 hr 07 min	8 hr 20 min	6 hr 40 min	5 hr 08 min	4 hr 10 min
250	13 hr 53 min	10 hr 25 min	8 hr 20 min	6 hr 25 min	5 hr 13 min
300	16 hr 40 min	12 hr 30 min	10 hr 00 min	7 hr 42 min	6 hr 15 min
350	19 hr 27 min	14 hr 35 min	11 hr 40 min	8 hr 59 min	7 hr 18 min
400	22 hr 13 min	16 hr 40 min	13 hr 20 min	10 hr 15 min	8 hr 20 min
450	25 hr 00 min	18 hr 45 min	15 hr 00 min	11 hr 32 min	9 hr 23 min
500	27 hr 47 min	20 hr 50 min	16 hr 40 min	12 hr 49 min	10 hr 25 min
600	33 hr 20 min	25 hr 00 min	20 hr 00 min	15 hr 23 min	12 hr 30 min
700	38 hr 53 min	29 hr 10 min	23 hr 20 min	17 hr 57 min	14 hr 35 min
750	41 hr 40 min	31 hr 15 min	25 hr 00 min	19 hr 14 min	15 hr 38 min
1000	55 hr 33 min	41 hr 40 min	33 hr 20 min	25 hr 39 min	20 hr 50 min

The average book is about 300 pages

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