Question

Marietta is selling cheese for the holiday fund-raiser. On Monday she sold 7/9 of the boxes of cheese. On Tuesday she restocked her supply and sold 0.85 of the boxes of cheese on which day did Marietta sell more boxes? Explain

Answer 1

Answer: On Tuesday, Marietta sold more part of boxes of cheese.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Part of boxes of cheese Marietta sold on Monday is given by

`(7)/(9)`

Part of boxes of cheese Marietta sold on Tuesday is given by

`0.85=(85)/(100)=(17)/(20)`

Now, to compare the both the part of cheese, we need to make the denominator same ,

L.C.M. of 9 and 20 = 180

So, it becomes,

`(7* 20)/(9* 20)=(140)/(180)`

Similarly,

`(17* 9)/(20* 9)=(153)/(180)`

Hence, On Tuesday, Marietta sold more part of boxes of cheese.