Jose can read 7 pages of his book in 5 minutes. Julia can read 30 pages of the same book in 25 minutes. Which of the following statements is true?
What are the statements given to you?
reading rates (pp/min) are
7/5 and 30/25=6/5
To determine which of the statements is true, let's first compare the reading speeds of Jose and Julia.
Jose can read 7 pages in 5 minutes, which can be represented as 7 pages/5 minutes or 7/5 pages per minute. Simplifying this fraction, we get 1.4 pages per minute.
Julia can read 30 pages in 25 minutes, which can be represented as 30 pages/25 minutes or 30/25 pages per minute. Simplifying this fraction, we get 1.2 pages per minute.
Now we can compare their reading speeds: 1.4 pages per minute for Jose and 1.2 pages per minute for Julia.
The statement that is true is that Jose reads faster than Julia.