Question

Hannah made 0.7 of her free throws in a basketball game.Abra made 8/10 of her free throws.Dena made 3/4 of her free throws.Who was the best shooter?

Answer 1

Get them all to the same form. Let's make them all fractions.

0.7 =
`(7)/(10)`

Now, let's get them all to a common denominator. 20 is the best choice.

You can use proportions to work this out.


`(7)/(10) = (14)/(20)`
We just doubled the bottom; what you do to the bottom, you must do to the top.


`(8)/(10) = (16)/(20)`
Once again we doubled the bottom, so we doubled the top as well.


`(3)/(4) = (15)/(20)`
We multiplied the denominator by 5 to get it to 20. In order to keep it the same fraction, you must multiply the numerator by 5 as well.

Abra was the best shooter with
`(8)/(10)` of her free throws made.

Answer 2

Let's convert them all into decimals! Hannah has 0.7, Abra has 0.8, and Dena has 0.75. Now, which one has the most...Abra! Abra is the best shooter!
Hope this helps!