Question

Amanda, Rose, and Hannah are competing in a cooking competition. They all used different amounts of milk from a container holding 4 gallons of milk.

Amanda used 15% of the total milk in the container Rose used 0.17 of the total milk in the container

Hannah used 16/25 gallon of the total milk in the container Who used the greatest amount of milk from the container?

Explain your reasoning and show your work proving your answer is correct. (10 points)

Answer 1

Amanda used 15%

Rose used 0.17

Multiply the decimal by 100 to get the percentage:

0.17 x 100 = 17%

Hannah used 16/25

Divide 16 by 25 to get a decimal then multiply by 100 to get the percentage:

16/25 = 0.64 x 100 = 64%

64% is greater than 15% and 17% so Hannah used the most.