Ron begins reading a book at 3: 30 p.m. and reads at a steady pace of 30 pages per hour. Michelle begins reading a copy of the same book at 5: 00 p.m. If Michelle started 5 pages behind the page that Ron started on and reads at an average pace of 50 pages per hour, at what time would Ron and Michelle be reading the same page?
Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 7: 30 p.m. B) 7: 15 p.m. C) 7: 45 p.m. D) 8: 00 p.m. E) 8: 30 p.m.
M gains 50-30= 
<gadget id="calculator">50-30</gadget>
<output>20</output>
20 pages per hour on R   at 5pm R has read 45 pages and M is  45+5= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 45+5</gadget>
<output>50</output>
50 pages behind him   time=50/20= 
<gadget id="calculator">50/20</gadget>
<output>5/2 = around 2.5</output>
2.5 hours   they are on the same page at 7:30pm   7: 30 p.m.
<result>A</result>
Ron begins reading a book at 3: 30 p.m. and reads at a steady pace of 30 pages per hour. Michelle begins reading a copy of the same book at 5: 00 p.m. If Michelle started 5 pages behind the page that Ron started on and reads at an average pace of 50 pages per hour, at what time would Ron and Michelle be reading the same page?