1. **State the problem:** You want to find out how long it takes to read a 540-page book if you read 30 pages per hour.
2. **Formula used:** Time = \frac{Total Pages}{Pages per Hour}
3. **Apply the formula:**
$$\text{Time} = \frac{540}{30}$$
4. **Simplify the fraction:**
$$\text{Time} = \frac{\cancel{540}}{\cancel{30}} = 18$$
5. **Interpretation:** It takes 18 hours to read the book at the rate of 30 pages per hour.
**Final answer:** It takes 18 hours to read the book.
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