ann finished reading a book in 14 hours. it took ben 855 minutes to read the same book. carly read the book in 50,000 seconds. who finished the book first. explain your answer.

Aren't they all around 14 hours?

No, actually Ben finished faster because 855 minutes=14.5 hrs. 50,000 seconds=13.8 hrs and Ann just had 14 hrs.

No, they are not all around 14 hours. To determine who finished the book first, we need to compare the times it took for each person to finish reading the book.

First, let's convert all the given times to hours to have a consistent unit of measurement:

Ben took 855 minutes, and since there are 60 minutes in an hour, we divide 855 by 60 to get 14.25 hours.

Carly took 50,000 seconds, and since there are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour, we divide 50,000 by (60 * 60) to get 13.89 hours.

Now, we can compare the times:

- Ann took 14 hours to finish the book.
- Ben took 14.25 hours to finish the book.
- Carly took 13.89 hours to finish the book.

Therefore, Carly finished reading the book first, as she took the shortest amount of time compared to Ann and Ben.

14 hours = 50,400 seconds

855 minutes = 51,300 seconds

yes, they are all about the same, but which is the smallest amount of time?