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How long does it take to read 120 pages?
About 2 hours 12 minutes, at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute and roughly 275 words on a page.
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at about 180 words a minute
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120 pages at every reading speed
| Reading speed | Time | Pages an hour |
|---|---|---|
| Relaxed (200 words a minute) | 2h 45m | 44 |
| Average adult (250 words a minute) | 2h 12m | 55 |
| Fast (300 words a minute) | 1h 50m | 65 |
| Very fast (400 words a minute) | 1h 23m | 87 |
| Out loud (180 words a minute) | 3h 03m | 39 |
120 pages is about 33,000 words at 275 words a page, typical for a paperback novel. That is about a third of a typical 300-page novel, or a novella. If your book has small print or large pages, raise the words per page in the calculator.
How many days to read 120 pages?
| Reading each day | Relaxed 200 wpm | Average adult 250 wpm | Fast 300 wpm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 minutes | 11 days | 9 days | 8 days |
| 30 minutes | 6 days | 5 days | 4 days |
| 1 hour | 3 days | 3 days | 2 days |
Books about 120 pages long
Print editions of these books run close to 120 pages (the middle value across editions listed on Open Library). Each page shows the reading time and the audiobook length.
- Animal Farm by George Orwell: about 128 pages
Questions
How long does it take to read 120 pages?
About 2 hours 12 minutes at 250 words a minute. A relaxed reader at 200 words a minute takes about 2 hours 45 minutes, and a fast reader at 300 takes about 1 hour 50 minutes.
How long does it take to read 120 pages out loud?
About 3 hours 3 minutes, at a reading-aloud pace of about 180 words a minute.
How many words is 120 pages?
About 33,000 words in a typical paperback with 275 words a page. Books with small print or large pages can hold 350 to 400 words a page, which makes it about 48,000.
How many days does it take to read 120 pages?
At 30 minutes a day, about 5 days. At 20 pages a day, 6 days.
Can I read 120 pages in an hour?
Only at about 550 words a minute, which is faster than almost anyone reads with good understanding. At 250 words a minute you read about 55 pages an hour.
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