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Question
The following tables show the amount of fat for a given number of crackers for two types of crackers. Which type of cracker has less fat per cracker?
Cracker A
Grams of Fat Number of Crackers
8 10
16 20
24 30
32 40
40 50
48 60
Cracker B
Grams of Fat Number of Crackers
6 12
12 24
18 36
24 48
30 60
36 72
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Responses
The two types of crackers have the same amount of fat per cracker.
The two types of crackers have the same amount of fat per cracker.
More rows need to be added to the tables to be able to compare the crackers.
More rows need to be added to the tables to be able to compare the crackers.
Cracker A
Cracker A
Cracker B
Cracker B
Correct answer: Cracker B
Explanation: By comparing the ratios of grams of fat to number of crackers, we can see that Cracker B consistently has less fat per cracker compared to Cracker A. Adding more rows to the tables is not necessary to determine which cracker has less fat per cracker.