Question

Eli and Seyi went apple picking. Eli picked 24 apples and ate 1/3 of them while Seyi picked 20 apples and ate 1/5 of them. Eli thinks he ate more apples since he ate 12 of them and Seyi agrees since she only ate 4 apples. Are Eli and Seyi correct in their thinking? Explain.

Answer 1

No, Eli and Seyi are not correct. Eli ate 8 apples and Seyi ate 4 apples.

Step-by-step explanation:

No, Eli and Seyi are not correct in their thinking. Let's calculate how many apples they each ate:

Eli picked 24 apples and ate 1/3 of them. To find how many apples he ate, we multiply 24 by 1/3:
24 * 1/3 = 8 apples.

Seyi picked 20 apples and ate 1/5 of them. To find how many apples she ate, we multiply 20 by 1/5:
20 * 1/5 = 4 apples.

Therefore, Eli actually ate 8 apples, which is more than Seyi who ate only 4 apples. So, Eli is correct in thinking that he ate more apples than Seyi.