Use the tables to answer the question.

Marco’s Homework
Number of Days Number of Hours
3 3.25
9 9.75
12 13.0
30 32.5

Maribella’s Homework
Number of Days Number of Hours
4 4.2
8 8.4
20 21.0
28 29.4
Based on the tables showing the hours of homework done by Marco and Maribella for different periods of time, which statement is correct?

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Responses

Maribella spends less time on homework per night.
Maribella spends less time on homework per night.

Marco and Maribella spend equal time doing their homework.
Marco and Maribella spend equal time doing their homework.

There is not enough information to tell who spends less time doing their homework.
There is not enough information to tell who spends less time doing their homework.

Marco spends less time on homework per night.

1 answer

To determine who spends less time on homework per night, we can calculate the average number of hours spent on homework per day for both Marco and Maribella.

For Marco:

  • For 3 days: \( \frac{3.25 \text{ hours}}{3 \text{ days}} = 1.0833 \text{ hours per day} \)
  • For 9 days: \( \frac{9.75 \text{ hours}}{9 \text{ days}} = 1.0833 \text{ hours per day} \)
  • For 12 days: \( \frac{13.0 \text{ hours}}{12 \text{ days}} = 1.0833 \text{ hours per day} \)
  • For 30 days: \( \frac{32.5 \text{ hours}}{30 \text{ days}} = 1.0833 \text{ hours per day} \)

Average for Marco: 1.0833 hours/day

For Maribella:

  • For 4 days: \( \frac{4.2 \text{ hours}}{4 \text{ days}} = 1.05 \text{ hours per day} \)
  • For 8 days: \( \frac{8.4 \text{ hours}}{8 \text{ days}} = 1.05 \text{ hours per day} \)
  • For 20 days: \( \frac{21.0 \text{ hours}}{20 \text{ days}} = 1.05 \text{ hours per day} \)
  • For 28 days: \( \frac{29.4 \text{ hours}}{28 \text{ days}} = 1.05 \text{ hours per day} \)

Average for Maribella: 1.05 hours/day

Conclusion: Marco spends an average of 1.0833 hours per day on homework, while Maribella spends 1.05 hours per day. Therefore, Maribella spends less time on homework per night.

So, the correct statement is: Maribella spends less time on homework per night.