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Two people deliver menus around the neighborhood for a new restaurant that just opened, with the person who delivers more receiving a $100 bonus. Melissa delivers 525 menus in three hours, and Carlos delivers 340 menus in two hours. Who gets the bonus?

a) Melissa
b) Carlos
c) They both get the bonus
d) Not enough information to determine

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Final answer:

Melissa delivers menus at a rate of 175 per hour, while Carlos delivers at a rate of 170 per hour. Since Melissa's rate is higher, she receives the $100 bonus for delivering more menus.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine who gets the bonus for delivering more menus for the new restaurant, we need to calculate the rate at which Melissa and Carlos deliver the menus. Melissa delivers 525 menus in three hours, which gives her a rate of 175 menus per hour (525 menus / 3 hours = 175 menus/hour). On the other hand, Carlos delivers 340 menus in two hours, meaning his rate is 170 menus per hour (340 menus / 2 hours = 170 menus/hour).

Comparing these rates, we can see that Melissa has a higher rate of delivery, at 175 menus per hour, compared to Carlos's 170 menus per hour. Therefore, Melissa gets the bonus for delivering more menus.

We reached this conclusion by looking at the number of menus delivered per hour, which gives us an accurate comparison of the delivery rates between Melissa and Carlos, regardless of the total time they each spent delivering menus.

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