Question

Mei's school had a Read-a-Thon.

Students kept track of how long
they read after school for three
weeks. Students who read a total
of 1,000 minutes won a book.
Mei read 328 minutes the first
week, 346 minutes the second
week, and 335 minutes the third
week. Did she win a book?
Explain.

Answer 1

Mei read a total of 1,009 minutes over three weeks, which surpasses the goal of 1,000 minutes to win a book from the Read-a-Thon, so she indeed won a book.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine if Mei won a book from the Read-a-Thon, we must sum up the total minutes she read over the three weeks and compare the total to the goal of 1,000 minutes set by her school.

• First week: 328 minutes
• Second week: 346 minutes
• Third week: 335 minutes

Now, let's add these amounts together:

328 minutes (first week) + 346 minutes (second week) + 335 minutes (third week) = 1,009 minutes

Mei read a total of 1,009 minutes, which is more than the required 1,000 minutes to win a book. Therefore, Mei did win a book.