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Carolyn eats 5 cupcakes in 20 minutes. Matt ears 6 cupcakes in 22 minutes. Who eats cupcakes faster?

User Bose
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The answer is B I hope this helps
User Matt Blaha
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Answer: Matt

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Step-by-step explanation:

5 cupcakes : 20 min

5/5 cupcakes : 20/5 min

1 cupcake : 4 min

Carolyn eats 1 cupcake every 4 minutes

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6 cupcakes : 22 min

6/6 cupcakes : 22/6 min

1 cupcake : 3.67 min

Matt eats 1 cupcake every 3.67 minutes (roughly).

Matt is the faster eater since his time value per cupcake is smaller.

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