Question

Thursday afternoon between 4:00 and 5:00 you spend 1/4 of the hour reading email, 0.4-hour doing homework, and 35% of the hour doing chores. write the tasks in order from least amount of time to greatest

Answer 1

Hello!

Let's convert the fraction and percentage to a decimal and then compare the three decimals because I find that easiest.

To convert a fraction to a decimal, simply divide the numerator by the denominator:

1 ÷ 4 = 0.25

1/4 = 0.25 as a decimal
Since percentages are always out of 100, it is very easy to convert convert them to a decimal:

35% ÷ 100 = 0.35

35% = 0.35 as a decimal.

From least to greatest:

0.25, 0.35, 0.4

Tasks in order from least to greatest:

Doing homework, doing chores, reading email.