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.
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