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.

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

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

Answer 1

To analyze the sleeping hours of both Malika’s cat and her baby, let's calculate the average sleep per day for each.

Cat’s Sleep:

• The cat sleeps 18 hours each day.
• For a week (7 days), the total sleep is 18 hours/day × 7 days = 126 hours.

Baby’s Sleep:

• The baby slept a total of 91 hours for the week.
• To find the average daily sleep for the baby, we divide the total sleep by the number of days: 91 hours ÷ 7 days = approximately 13 hours per day (13 hours).

Comparison: Now, we can compare their daily sleep:

• Cat: 18 hours per day
• Baby: 13 hours per day

From this comparison, we can see that:

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

Thus, the correct response among the options provided is:

The baby slept fewer hours per day than the cat.