Last week, Malika’s cat slept 18 hours each day. Her baby slept 91 hours total for the week. Compare the proportional relationship of the number of hours the cat and baby sleep each day.(1 point)
Responses
The cat slept fewer hours per day than the baby.
The cat slept fewer hours per day than the baby.
Both the cat and the baby spend less than half the hours of the day sleeping.
Both the cat and the baby spend less than half the hours of the day sleeping.
The baby slept fewer hours per day than the cat.
The baby slept fewer hours per day than the cat.
The cat and the baby slept the same amount of hours total for the week.
The baby slept fewer hours per day than the cat.
The cat slept fewer hours per day than the baby.
To compare the proportional relationship of the number of hours the cat and baby sleep each day, we need to calculate the average number of hours they slept per day.
To find the average number of hours the cat slept per day, we divide the total number of hours the cat slept in a week (18 hours per day * 7 days = 126 hours) by the number of days in a week. So, the cat slept an average of 18 hours per day.
To find the average number of hours the baby slept per day, we divide the total number of hours the baby slept in a week (91 hours) by the number of days in a week. So, the baby slept an average of 13 hours per day.
Comparing the averages, we can see that the cat slept more hours per day than the baby. Therefore, the correct answer is:
- The cat slept fewer hours per day than the baby.