Question

Find the unit rates (pages per day) for Deon and Emily. Who read faster?

Deon: 36 pages in 3 days. StartFraction 36 pages Over 3 days EndFraction = Question mark pages per day. Emily: 45 pages in 5 days. StartFraction 45 pages Over 5 days EndFraction = question mark pages per day.

Deon read
pages per day than Emily.

Answer 1

To find the unit rates (pages per day) for Deon and Emily, we will divide the total number of pages they read by the number of days they took.

**Deon:**
\[
\text{Pages per day} = \frac{36 \text{ pages}}{3 \text{ days}} = 12 \text{ pages per day}
\]

**Emily:**
\[
\text{Pages per day} = \frac{45 \text{ pages}}{5 \text{ days}} = 9 \text{ pages per day}
\]

Now, we compare their reading rates:
- Deon's rate: 12 pages per day
- Emily's rate: 9 pages per day

To find out how much faster Deon read compared to Emily, we subtract Emily's rate from Deon's:
\[
\text{Difference} = 12 \text{ pages per day} - 9 \text{ pages per day} = 3 \text{ pages per day}
\]

Therefore, Deon read **3 pages per day faster than Emily**.