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I don't understand what to do because I don't understand the question

I don't understand what to do because I don't understand the question-example-1

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Find the 2 different rates at which the farm worker worked:

3 pints
--------- = 0.75 pint/min
4 min

2 pints
---------- = 0.67 pint/ min
3 min

Then you need to subtract 0.67 pint/min from 0.75 pint/min to answer this question.

Alternatively, subtract 2/3 pint/min from 3/4 pint/min.
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