Question

Liz and Erin are different ages but eat from the same size of bowl.

Liz ate 444 servings of cereal. Each serving was 1/3 of a bowl.
Erin ate 333 servings of cereal. Each serving was 2/3 of a bowl.
a) Liz ate more bowls than Erin.
b) Erin ate more bowls than Liz.
c) Liz and Erin ate the same number of bowls.
d) Insufficient information to compare.

Answer 1

By multiplying the number of servings by the size of each serving, it's determined that Erin ate 222 bowls, whereas Liz ate 148 bowls. Hence, Erin ate more bowls than Liz.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine whether Liz or Erin ate more bowls of cereal, we can calculate the total number of bowls each consumed by multiplying the number of servings by the size of each serving. For Liz, 444 servings at 1/3 of a bowl per serving will be calculated as follows:

• 444 servings × 1/3 bowl/serving = 148 bowls

For Erin, 333 servings at 2/3 of a bowl per serving will be calculated as:

• 333 servings × 2/3 bowl/serving = 222 bowls

Comparing the total bowls consumed by Liz and Erin:

• Liz ate 148 bowls.
• Erin ate 222 bowls.

Therefore, Erin ate more bowls than Liz.