Question

Olanda, Linda and Roberta each bought a bag of chips at a concession stand, and Marsala bought a cookie. Problem: audio What decimal is equivalent to the fraction of the girls who bought chips? Enter your answer in the box.

Answer 1

0.75

Explanation:

Given

`Chips=\{Olanda, Linda, Roberta\}`

`Cookies=\{Marsala\}\\`

Required

Equivalent of those that bought chips

From the question, 3 out of the 4 girls bought chips.

So, the fraction is:

`Chips = (3)/(4)`

Express as decimal

`Chips = 0.75`

Hence: the decimal equivalent is 0.75