Question

Who is taking in more calories if the small bag of snickers are the exact same size: A person in a group where 5 people are sharing 3 small bags of snickers or a person in a group where 7 people are sharing 2 small bags of snickers

Answer 1

Answer:

A person in a group where 5 people are sharing 3 small bags of snickers

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of calories in one bag of snickers =x

Number of calories in 3 small bags of snickers =3x

• If 5 people share 3 small bags of snickers, 1 person's share  $=\dfrac{3x}{5}$

Number of calories in 2 small bags of snickers =2x

• If 7 people share 2 small bags of snickers, 1 person's share  $=\dfrac{2x}{7}$

We then compare the two.

Let x=1

$\dfrac{3}{5}=0.6 calories per person\\\dfrac{2}{7}=0.29 calories per person$

Therefore, a person in a group where 5 people are sharing 3 small bags of snickers gets more calories.