Question

at brians bookstore 0.3 of the shelves hold mysteries 25% of the shelves hold travel books and 7/20 of the shelves hold childrens books. which type of book covers the most shelf space in the bookstore

Answer 1

All we need to do is to find a common unit:

0.3 is as much as 30%

25% is... 25%

7/20 is as much as 35/100, which is 35%

35% (children books) > 30% (mysteries) > 25% (travel books)

Answer: Children books cover the most shelf space in the bookstore.

Explanation:

Answer 2

All we need to do is to find a common unit:

0.3 is as much as 30%
25% is... 25%
7/20 is as much as 35/100, which is 35%

35% (children books) > 30% (mysteries) > 25% (travel books)

Answer: Children books cover the most shelf space in the bookstore.