26. If a person reads two chapters a day, with each chapter having 6 pages, and there are 798 pages in total, how many days will it take them to finish reading?
Answer: C
It will take 66 1/2 days to finish reading.
If a person reads two chapters a day, with each chapter containing 6 pages, they read a total of 12 pages daily. To find out how many days it will take to read 798 pages, divide 798 by 12, which equals 66.5 days.
A) 133
This option is incorrect because it suggests that the reading duration is significantly longer than the calculated time. 133 days would imply reading only a fraction of the total pages daily, which does not align with the reading rate given in the question.
B) 399
This option is also incorrect, as it suggests an excessively long duration for reading 798 pages. If a person read 399 days, they would be reading far fewer pages each day than specified, leading to a misunderstanding of the reading rate.
C) 66 1/2
This is the correct answer. By reading 12 pages a day (2 chapters of 6 pages each), the person can complete 798 pages in 66.5 days, which accurately follows from the calculations based on the reading rate provided.
D) 75 1/2
This option is incorrect because it underestimates the time required to read the entire 798 pages. At the reading rate of 12 pages per day, 75.5 days would not suffice to complete all pages, indicating a miscalculation of the pages read per day.
Conclusion
The choice of 66 1/2 days is definitively correct as it accurately reflects the division of total pages by the daily reading rate. All other options fail to correctly interpret the reading speed and total pages, leading to incorrect conclusions regarding the reading duration.