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 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 cat and the baby slept the same amount of hours total for the week.
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 cat slept fewer hours per day than the baby.
The cat slept fewer hours per day than the baby.
The cat slept fewer hours per day than the baby.
The baby slept fewer hours per day than the cat.
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 calculate the average number of hours the cat slept per day, we divide the total number of hours the cat slept in the week (18 hours per day * 7 days = 126 hours) by the number of days in the week (7 days).
So, the cat slept an average of 126 hours / 7 days = 18 hours per day.
To calculate the average number of hours the baby slept per day, we divide the total number of hours the baby slept in the week (91 hours) by the number of days in the week (7 days).
So, the baby slept an average of 91 hours / 7 days ≈ 13 hours per day.
Comparing the two 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."