Question

Four people are painting a house. Max paints 1/8 of the house, Shen paints 14%, Jake paints 0.12, and Todd paints 0.2. Which choice lists the people in order from least to greatest by the amount each one paints the house?

Answer 1

Jake, Max, Shen, Todd is the order from least to greatest by the amount each one paints the house.

Explanation:

Answer 2

I'll convert their contribution to percents to make it easier to understand.

Max painted 1/8, that equals 12.5 percent.
Shen painted 14 percent, as given.
Jake painted 0.12, which is 12 percent.
Todd painted 0.2 which equals 0.20, or 20 percent.

List of least to greatest by the amount each one painted the house:
Jake, Max, Shen, Todd.