Question

1. the baker needs apples to bake his pies. 8 apples are needed to bake one apple pie. the table shows how many apples are needed to bake each apple pie.

which shows the relationship between the number of pies and the apples needed?

pies	apples
3	24
5	40

a) the number of pies is half the apples needed.
b) the number of apples needed is 8 times the number of pies.
c) the number of pies is 8 more than the apples needed.
d) the number of pies is 8 less than the apples needed.

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze option a

Check if apples = 2 pies. For 1 pie: 21=2≠8. So a is wrong.

Step2: Analyze option b

Check if apples = 8 pies. For 1 pie: 81=8 (matches). For 3 pies: 83=24 (matches). For 5 pies: 85=40 (matches). So b holds.

Step3: Analyze option c

Check if pies = apples + 8. For 1 pie: 1=8+8? No. So c is wrong.

Step4: Analyze option d

Check if pies = apples - 8. For 1 pie: 1=8-8? No. So d is wrong.

Answer:

b) The number of apples needed is 8 times the number of pies.