Reading time
How long does it take to read 4.50 from Paddington?
4.50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie is about 253 pages, so it takes about 4½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 9 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
4 h 26 min
4.50 from Paddington · Agatha Christie · first published 1957
- Pages
- 253
- 30 min a day
- 9 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 5 h 51 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 4 h 26 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h 31 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 38 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 18 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 9 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 6 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 5 days |
Page count: median of 140 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#7 in Miss Marple
Next in the series: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1962, 240 pages)
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4.50 from Paddington: reading time questions
- How many pages is 4.50 from Paddington?
- 4.50 from Paddington is about 253 pages. That is the median across the 140 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read 4.50 from Paddington?
- About 4 h 26 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 3 h 31 min.
- How many days to read 4.50 from Paddington at 30 minutes a day?
- About 9 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 18 days, and at an hour a day about 5 days.
- What number is 4.50 from Paddington in the Miss Marple series?
- 4.50 from Paddington is book 7 in Miss Marple by Agatha Christie.
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