Question

A school sports team sold candy bars to raise money for new uniforms. The table shows the amount of candy sold each week for three weeks.

Week Amount Sold
Week 1 26%
Week 2 three elevenths
Week 3 thirteen fiftieths


For which weeks did the team sell the same amount of candy bars?
Weeks 1 and 2
Weeks 1 and 3
Weeks 2 and 3
Weeks 1, 2, 3

Answer 1

They sold more in week 3, coming from a high schooler.:)

Answer 2

Answer: Finding the equivalent decimals of the amounts sold, we have that the amounts sold were the same in: Weeks 2 and 3.How to find the equivalent decimals?For a fraction, we have to divide the numerator by the denominator to find the equivalent decimal.For a percentage, we just have to divide the percentage by 100%.Hence, for the three weeks, the equivalent amounts are given by:Week 1: 4/9 = 0.4444.Week 2: 40% = 40/100 = 0.4.Week 3: 18/45 = 0.4.Hence the amounts in Weeks 2 and 3 are the same.

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