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Thea and Eleanor are reading the same book. The graph shows the number of words Thea reads over time. Eleanor reads 225 words per minute.





Which statements about the reading rates of the two girls are true?

Select each correct answer.



Responses

After 1 hour of reading, Eleanor reads more words than Thea.
After 1 hour of reading, Eleanor reads more words than Thea.

Thea reads faster than Eleanor.
Thea reads faster than Eleanor.

Eleanor reads 450 words every 2 minutes.
Eleanor reads 450 words every 2 minutes.

Thea reads 180 words per minute.
Thea reads 180 words per minute.

1 answer

To evaluate the statements about the reading rates of Thea and Eleanor, we need to analyze them based on the information provided.

  1. After 1 hour of reading, Eleanor reads more words than Thea.

    • If Eleanor reads 225 words per minute, after 1 hour (60 minutes), she will have read:
      \( 225 \text{ words/minute} \times 60 \text{ minutes} = 13,500 \text{ words} \).
    • If Thea's reading graph indicates she read fewer than 13,500 words in that same time, this statement is true. Otherwise, it is false.

  2. Thea reads faster than Eleanor.

    • If we assume from the information in the graph that Thea's reading rate is less than 225 words per minute, this statement would be false.
    • If the graph shows a reading rate greater than 225 words per minute, this statement would be true.

  3. Eleanor reads 450 words every 2 minutes.

    • If Eleanor reads 225 words per minute, then in 2 minutes, she would read:
      \( 225 \text{ words/minute} \times 2 \text{ minutes} = 450 \text{ words} \).
    • This statement is true.

  4. Thea reads 180 words per minute.

    • This statement can only be verified by looking at the given graph. If the graph indicates that Thea's reading rate is indeed 180 words per minute, this is true. Otherwise, it is false.

So, from the analysis:

  • Eleanor reads 450 words every 2 minutes. (True)
  • For the other statements, we need more information from the graph to definitively say if they are true or false.