Question

a school is having a competition to see who can read the most books in one month (30 days). In the first 5 days, Jake reads 4 books. Meanwhile, Amy reads 5 books over 6 days. If they continue at these rates, who will win? By how many books?

Answer 1

• Amy will win

Explanation:

Jake

4 books ⇔ 5 days

x books ⇔ 30 days

• 5x = 4*30
• x = 120/5
• x = 24 books

Amy

5 books ⇔ 6 days

x books ⇔ 30 days

• 6x = 5*30
• x = 150/6
• x = 25 books

Amy will win by 25 - 24 = 1 book