Tom, vicki, and ann are eating a cake. the amount they ate is listed below:

*vicki ate 2/5 of the cake

*ann ate 2/8 of the cake

*tom ate 1/4 of the cake

which statement correctly compares the amounts of cake 2 friends ate?

a) ann ate more cake than vicki.

b) tom ate the same amount of cake as ann

c) tom ate the same amount of cake as vicki

The answer to your question is: B

Step-by-step explanation:

Data

Vicki     2/5

Ann      2/8

Tom      1/4

Which statement correctly compares the amounts of cake 2 friends ate?

A) Ann ate more cake than Vicki.

Ann ate 2/8            convert            =              

Vicki ate 2/5                                  

False      

B) Tom ate the same amount of cake as Ann

Tom 1/4              

Ann 2/8        simplify   2/8   = 1/4         Tom ate 1/4 = Ann ate 1/4

Correct answer

C) Tom ate the same amount of cake as Vicki

Tom  1/4   convert      1/4 = 5/20

Vicki 2/5  convert       2/5 = 8/20

                       5/20 < 8/20    False

not enough information

step-by-step explanation:

we cannot know this, because the other students could have handed out 10 flyers, or they could have handed out 100. one way, the mean would go up, and another way, the mean would go down.