Definition: In this task, you will be given a short story. One sentence from the story is chosen. Consider the events that happen before that sentence, or are likely to have happened before it. Does any of them directly cause it, or simply make it possible? You should write your answer in the form " A >causes/enables> B". Try to use phrases and sentences from the story to compose your answer when possible.
Input: story: One day Mark and Tom went out for dinner. They both ordered lots of food and finished all of it. They both said that they could eat more than the other if they wanted. They decided to settle the score by having a hot dog eating contest. Tom ate 27 and Mark at 17, so Tom was the champion.
 selected sentence: They decided to settle the score by having a hot dog eating contest.

Mark and Tom both say they can eat more than the other >Causes/Enables> Mark and Tom decide to have an eating contest