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

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. $\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \mathbf{S}&\mathbf{M} & \mathbf{T} & \mathbf{W} & \mathbf{T} & \mathbf{F} & \mathbf{S} \\\hline &1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\\hline7 &8 & 9 & 10 & 11 & 12 & 13 \\\hline 14&15 & 16 & 17 & 18 & 19 & 20 \\\hline21 &22 & 23 & 24 & 25 & 26 & 27 \\\hline 28 & 29 & 30 & 31 \\\hline\end{array}$

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