Use the table below to answer the question. How many more grapes do 8 people eat than 5 people? Enter your answer in the box.

Number of People Grapes Eaten
1 8
2 16
3 24




(1 point)
8 people eat
more grapes than 5 people.

1 answer

To determine how many more grapes 8 people eat than 5 people, we first need to find out how many grapes 8 people and 5 people eat based on the pattern in the provided table.

From the table, we can see that:

  • 1 person eats 8 grapes.
  • 2 people eat 16 grapes.
  • 3 people eat 24 grapes.

The pattern indicates that each person eats 8 grapes. Therefore, we can calculate the number of grapes eaten by any number of people by multiplying the number of people by the number of grapes each person eats (8 grapes).

  1. For 8 people: \[ 8 \text{ people} \times 8 \text{ grapes/person} = 64 \text{ grapes} \]

  2. For 5 people: \[ 5 \text{ people} \times 8 \text{ grapes/person} = 40 \text{ grapes} \]

Now, we find out how many more grapes 8 people eat than 5 people: \[ 64 \text{ grapes} - 40 \text{ grapes} = 24 \text{ grapes} \]

Thus, 8 people eat 24 more grapes than 5 people.

So the answer is: 24