Tony reads
250 words per minute, and he plans to read for 3 hours, which is
180 minutes, each day. Thus, Tony is planning to read
250×180=45,000 words of the novel per day. Since the novel has
349,168 words, it will take Tony
≈7.76 days of reading to finish the novel.That is, it will take Tony 7 full days of reading and most of an 8th day of reading to finish the novel. Therefore, it will take Tony 8 days to finish the novel.days of reading to finish the novel. That is, it will take Tony 7 full days of reading and most of an 8th day of reading to finish the novel. Therefore, it will take Tony 8 days to finish the novel.
Choice A is incorrect and may result from an incorrect calculation or incorrectly using the numbers provided in the table. Choice C is incorrect and may result from taking the total number of words in the novel divided by the rate Tony reads per hour. Choice D is incorrect and may result from taking the total number of words in the novel divided by the number of pages in the novel.