How long does it take to read Innumeracy?
Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
Innumeracy by John Allen Paulos takes about 2 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 42 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1988. 147 pages, about 40,425 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences is a 1988 book by mathematician John Allen Paulos about innumeracy (deficiency of numeracy) as the mathematical equivalent of illiteracy: incompetence with numbers rather than words. Innumeracy is a problem with many otherwise educated and knowledgeable people.
Subjects: Mathematical ability, Mathematics, Number concept, Popular works, Ouvrages de vulgarisation, Wiskunde
