Ned almost didn’t join the gold rush of 1849. yes, he wanted to find gold, but he worried about leaving all his friends behind. finally, he decided to take a chance on a better future for himself. a year later, ned was rich!
a. old habits die hard.
b. nothing ventured, nothing gained.
c. strike while the iron is hot.
d. once bitten, twice shy.

stew reads at the fastest rate of 265 words per minute.

step-by-step explanation:

it's a given that felicia reads at 260 word per minute and on connie's graph we can see that she reads 200 words per minute. since stew's table tells us that he read 795 in 3 minutes, we can divide 795 by 3 to find out how many words he reads per minute.

795/3 = 265

stew reads 265 words per minute - he reads at the fastest rate since felecia reads at 260 words per minute and connie reads at 200 words per minute.

stew (265) > felecia (260) > connie (200)