Question

Marietta is selling cheeses for the holiday fund raiser. Monday she sole 7/9 of the boxes of cheeses. Tuesday she restocked her supply and sold 0.85 of the boxes of cheeses. Which day did she sell more boxes? Explain and show.

Answer 1

The second day, she sold more.

We know 7/9 is about 0.777777777778

And 0.78 < 0.85

So the second day she sold more.

Answer 2

Tuesday

Explanation:

It is given that Marietta is selling cheeses for the holiday fund raiser.

Monday sell = 7/9 boxes of cheeses

Tuesday sell = 0.85 boxes of cheeses

We need to find the day in which she sells more boxes.

The decimal value of 7/9 is

`(7)/(9)=0.777777777778\approx 0.78`

It clearly seen that

`0.78<0.85`

`\text{Monday sell} < \text{Tuesday sell}`

Therefore, she sells more boxes of cheeses on Tuesday.