It is less than, because the first number is a 12, and the second number is 125.
It'd be smartest to do A first, and from there you can manage your time and answer the questions that won't take long at the end. if it's a reading test, you can look for keywords while skimming if you look at the questions first. All of the answer choices are good, but A is the best.
He suspects that Tiresias has been bribed to oppose him.
Hmmm, is this the whole question?
Answer:
He is trying to say rarely late to school many times