Question

On Monday, a deli takes 250 orders. Of these, 144 are carry-out orders. On Tuesday, it takes 220 orders. Of these, 125 are carry-out orders. Which day has the greater fraction of carry-out orders?

Answer 1

Monday.

Explanation:

• On Monday, there were 250 total orders
• Of those, 144 were carry-out orders
• So the fraction of carry-out orders on Monday is 144/250 = 0.576
• On Tuesday, there were 220 total orders
• Of those, 125 were carry-out orders
• So the fraction of carry-out orders on Tuesday is 125/220 = 0.568
• 0.576 is greater than 0.568

Therefore, the greater fraction of carry-out orders was on Monday.

Answer 2

The answer is Monday.

Explanation:

You can use simple division to figure out that Monday has the higher amount of orders.