Last week, Malika’s cat slept 18 hours each day. Her baby slept 91 hours total for the week. Compare the proportional relationship of the number of hours the cat and baby sleep each day.(1 point)

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Responses

The baby slept fewer hours per day than the cat.
The baby slept fewer hours per day than the cat.

The cat slept fewer hours per day than the baby.
The cat slept fewer hours per day than the baby.

Both the cat and the baby spend less than half the hours of the day sleeping.
Both the cat and the baby spend less than half the hours of the day sleeping.

The cat and the baby slept the same amount of hours total for the week.

Answer 1

To compare the sleeping hours of Malika's cat and her baby, we need to calculate the average sleep per day for both.

1. Cat's Sleeping Hours:

   • The cat sleeps 18 hours per day.
   • Over a week (7 days), the cat sleeps: \[ 18 \text{ hours/day} \times 7 \text{ days} = 126 \text{ hours} \]

2. Baby's Sleeping Hours:

   • The baby slept a total of 91 hours for the week.
   • To find the average sleeping hours per day, divide the total by the number of days: \[ \frac{91 \text{ hours}}{7 \text{ days}} \approx 13 \text{ hours/day} \]

Now we can compare the average daily sleep of the cat and the baby:

• The cat averages 18 hours per day.
• The baby averages approximately 13 hours per day.

From the comparison:

• The baby slept fewer hours per day than the cat.

So the correct response is:

The baby slept fewer hours per day than the cat.