Solution:
Leo ate 36 hot dogs and Marco ate 30 hot dogs.
The question asks for Marco’s average rate, in hot dogs per hour.
(1) Marco’s average rate was 6 hot dogs per hour less than Leo’s. Insufficient
| Rate | Time | Work |
| Marco | 6-R | 30/6-R | 30 |
| Leo | R | 36/R | 36 |
We don't know the value of R. So, Insufficient.
(2) In the first 20 minutes, Leo ate 12 hot dogs. Insufficient
If in 20 minutes, Leo can eat 12 hot dogs, it means in 1/3 hour, Leo can eat 12 hot dogs. Also, we can calculate from here that Leo can eat 36 hot dogs in an hour.
| Rate | Time | Work |
| Marco | | | 30 |
| Leo | R | 1 | 36 |
By combining both statements, we get an answer to Marco’s average rate, in hot dogs per hour.
| Rate | Time | Work |
| Marco | 5/36 | 25/6 | 30 |
| Leo | 1/36 | 1 | 36 |
Hence, Option C
Bunuel
In a hot dog eating contest, two participants, Leo and Marco, competed for the same amount of time. During that time, Leo ate 36 hot dogs, and Marco ate 30 hot dogs. What was Marco’s average rate, in hot dogs per hour, during that time?
(1) Marco’s average rate was 6 hot dogs per hour less than Leo’s.
(2) In the first 20 minutes, Leo ate 12 hot dogs.