Question

Darren has 84 DIMES and 144 PENNIES in his piggy bank.

Eugene has 63 DIMES
and 112 PENNIES in his piggy bank.

Who has the higher ratio of DIMES TO PENNIES in their piggy bank?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Darren has 84 DIMES and 144 PENNIES:

the ratio of dimes to penny=84/144=7/12

12 is GCF : 84/12=7, 144/12=12

Eugene has 63 DIMES and 112 PENNIES :

the ratio is 63/112=9/16

GCF of (63 and 112) is 7 : 63/7=9 , 112/7=16

7/12 = 0.58333 9/16=0.5625

7/12 is higher than 9/16

Darren has the higher ratio of DIMES TO PENNIES in his piggy bank

this can be solved by finding the percentage 7/12=0.5833=58.3% and 9/16=0.5625 which is 56.25%