Preston read twenty-eight pages in 2 hours and Bethany read eighty-five pages in 5 hours. Which of the following statements is true?

Preston read at a rate of one-fourteenth pages per hour.

Bethany read at a rate of four hundred twenty-five pages per hour.

Bethany read more than three times as fast as Preston.

Preston read 3 pages per hour slower than Bethany.

Question

Preston read twenty-eight pages in 2 hours and Bethany read eighty-five pages in 5 hours. Which of the following statements is true? 

 Preston read at a rate of one-fourteenth pages per hour. 

 Bethany read at a rate of four hundred twenty-five pages per hour. 

 Bethany read more than three times as fast as Preston. 

 Preston read 3 pages per hour slower than Bethany.

anonymous · Answer

Preston: 28 pages/2 hours= 14 pages per hour
Bethany: 85 pages/5 hours= 17 pages per hour
D is the answer!