Question

1. jordon is having a brunch for her friends birthday. she is making an egg-and-sausage casserole, fruit salad, and blueberry muffins. the casserole takes 60 minutes to cook, the fruit salad takes 20 minutes to prepare, and the blueberry muffins take 45 minutes to make. jordons friends will arrive at 11:30 a.m. what time should jordon start cooking each dish?

• jordon should start preparing the casserole at 10:30 a.m., the fruit salad at 11:10 a.m., and the blueberry muffins at 10:45 a.m.
• jordon should start preparing the casserole at 10:30 p.m., the fruit salad at 11:10 p.m., and the blueberry muffins at 10:45 p.m.
• jordon should start preparing the casserole at 11:10 a.m., the fruit salad at 10:45 a.m., and the blueberry muffins at 10:30 a.m.
• jordon can begin cooking all the dishes at 11:00 a.m.

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the casserole start time

The casserole takes 60 minutes (1 hour) to cook. Friends arrive at 11:30 a.m. So start time for casserole: 11:30 a.m. - 1 hour = 10:30 a.m.

Step2: Analyze the fruit salad start time

Fruit salad takes 20 minutes. Start time: 11:30 a.m. - 20 minutes = 11:10 a.m.

Step3: Analyze the blueberry muffins start time

Blueberry muffins take 45 minutes. Start time: 11:30 a.m. - 45 minutes = 10:45 a.m.

Step4: Check the options

Option 1 has casserole at 10:30 a.m, fruit salad at 11:10 a.m, muffins at 10:45 a.m. Which matches our calculations. Option 2 is p.m which is incorrect as friends arrive at 11:30 a.m (morning). Option 3 has wrong start times. Option 4: Casserole takes 60 mins, starting at 11:00 a.m would finish at 12:00 p.m, which is after friends arrive. So Option 1 is correct.

Answer:

A. Jordon should start preparing the casserole at 10 : 30 a.m., the fruit salad at 11 : 10 a.m., and the blueberry muffins at 10 : 45 a.m.