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The number of pages that Ana, Hillary, Roger, and Juan can read in a day is shown below:

Ana read 15% of her 46-page book.
Hillary read 11% of her 72-page book.
Roger read 12% of his 68-page book.
Juan read 14% of his 69-page book.

Who can read the greatest number of pages in a day?

Ana
Hillary
Roger
Juan

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Answer: Juan

Explanation:

Step 1: Find how many pages each person read.

ANA

15% of her 46 page book

Whenever you have something% OF something, you just turn the 'of' into a multiplication sign.

15% x 46

Next, turn 15% into a decimal. There are 3 ways to do this. (1. put a decimal point right before the number (2. move it 2 places to the right, (3. just divide by 100. Either way, 15% becomes 0.15

0.15x46= 6.9

Ana can read 6.9 pages in a day.

HILARY

11% of a 72 page book

Same method I used for Ana. turn "of" into multiplication, convert the percentage to a fraction by moving the point 2 places left, and multiply.

**11 is the same as 11.0, which becomes 0.11.**

11% x 72

0.11x72= 7.92

Hilary can read 7.92 pages in a day.

ROGER

12% of 68 pages

of becomes multiply

12% becomes 0.12 because 12 is the same as 12.0, and you move 12 2 places to the left.

now we have 0.12x68= 8.16

JUAN

14% of 69 pages

of becomes multiply, 14 is the same as 14.0, move it 2 places to the left and it becomes 0.14. boom.

0.14x69= 9.66

Juan can read 9.66 pages in a day.

Step 2: Line up all of the numbers and find the biggest one.

Ana: 6.9 pages per day

Hilary: 7.92 pages per day

Roger: 8.16 pages per day

Juan: 9.66 pages per day

9.66 is the greatest number.

Juan can read the most pages per day

Hope this helps :)

User Jeffrey Chung
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Ana: 0.15(46) = 6.9 pages per day

Hillary: 0.11(72) = 7.92 pages per day

Roger: 0.12(68) = 8.16 pages per day

Juan: 0.14 (69) = 9.66 pages per day

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