At the end of May, Janet told Sam that she has read 10 books this year and reads 2 books each month. Sam wants to catch up to Janet. He tracks his book reading with a table on his door. Using his table below, what month will Sam have read the same amount of books as Janet?

Month Books
June 3
July 6
August 9

Answer Choices:

a. November
b. December
c. January
d.March

The answer is for sure NOT: November OR January.

Thank you in advance :-)

Question

At the end of May, Janet told Sam that she has read 10 books this year and reads 2 books each month. Sam wants to catch up to Janet. He tracks his book reading with a table on his door. Using his table below, what month will Sam have read the same amount of books as Janet?


Month      Books
June         3
July          6
August     9

Answer Choices:

a. November
b. December
c. January
d.March

The answer is for sure NOT: November OR January.

Thank you in advance :-)

anonymous · Answer

The answer is March, all you have to do is count through the months and compare the numbers. If Janet reads 2/month and Sam reads 3/month then the totals would be 18 and 12 for September, 20 and 15 for October, 22 and 18 for November and so on.

anonymous · Answer

@Helloimjohn1234 - thank you so much, I appreciate it!

anonymous · Answer

No problem!