Question

Carl ate $3^5$ jelly beans and at the same time, Buffy ate $5^3$ jelly beans. Who ate more jelly beans?

• A. Carl
• B. Buffy
• C. Both ate equally.
• D. Cannot be determined.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Carl

Carl ate $3^5=3\times 3\times 3\times 3\times 3=243$ jelly beans.
Buffy ate $5^3=5\times 5\times 5=125$ jelly beans.
We know that 243 > 125.
Carl ate more jelly beans than Buffy.
Here smaller base with larger exponent wins the game.

$3^5>5^3$