Answer: Mikey's mom will buy 80 tablespoons each of cereal and juice. Option C.
Explanation:
We will get the correct option by calculating each option thus:
Cereal = 4 cents per tablespoon.
Juice = 6 cents per tablespoon.
Option A. 40 tablespoons of cereal and 75 tablespoons of juice.
40 tablespoons of cereal X 4 cents = 160 cents = $1.6
75 tablespoons of juice X 6 cents = 450 cents = $4.5
Option A gives a total of $6.1 (WRONG).
Option B. 100 tablespoons of cereal and 67 tablespoons of juice
100 tablespoons of cereal X 4 cents = 400 cents = $4
67 tablespoons of juice X 6 cents = 372 cents = $3.72
Option B gives a total of $7.72 (WRONG).
Option C. 80 tablespoons each of cereal and juice.
80 tablespoons of cereal X 4 cents = 320 cents = $3.2
80 tablespoons of juice X 6 cents = 480 cents = $4.8
Option C gives a total of $8 (CORRECT)
Option D. 40 tablespoons each of cereal and juice.
40 tablespoons of cereal X 4 cents = 160 cents = $1.6
40 tablespoons of juice X 6 cents = 240 cents = $2.4
Option D gives a total of $4 (WRONG)
Therefore, the correct option is C.
