To Improve Reading Skills, Elementary School Children Read Silently at the End

question 14

Multiple Choice

To improve reading skills, elementary school children read silently at the end of the school day  for $\frac { 3 } { 4 }$  of an hour on Mondays and for $\frac { 1 } { 8 }$  of an hour on Fridays. For the month of January, how many hours did the children read silently in class? Use the calendar for help. $\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline \mathbf { S } & \mathbf { M } & \mathbf { T } & \mathbf { W } & \mathbf { T } & \mathbf { F } & \mathbf { S } \\\hline & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\\hline 7 & 8 & 9 & 10 & 11 & 12 & 13 \\\hline 14 & 15 & 16 & 17 & 18 & 19 & 20 \\\hline 21 & 22 & 23 & 24 & 25 & 26 & 27 \\\hline 28 & 29 & 30 & 31 & & & \\\hline\end{array}$

• A) \(4 \frac { 1 } { 4 }\)  hours
• B) \(9 \frac { 1 } { 8 }\)  hours
• C) \(4 \frac { 1 } { 8 }\)  hours
• D) \(8 \frac { 1 } { 2 }\)  hours
• E) \(40 \frac { 1 } { 4 }\)  hours

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