Question

Marietta is selling cheese for the holiday fund-raiser. On Monday she sold 7/9 of the boxes of cheese. On Tuesday she restocked her supply and sold 0.85 of the boxes of cheese on which day did Marietta sell more boxes? Explain

Answer 1

Answer:  On Tuesday, Marietta sold more part of boxes of cheese.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Part of boxes of cheese Marietta sold on Monday is given by

$\frac{7}{9}$

Part of boxes of cheese Marietta sold on Tuesday is given by

$0.85=\frac{85}{100}=\frac{17}{20}$

Now, to compare the both the part of cheese, we need to make the denominator same ,

L.C.M. of 9 and 20 = 180

So, it becomes,

$\frac{7\times 20}{9\times 20}=\frac{140}{180}$

Similarly,

$\frac{17\times 9}{20\times 9}=\frac{153}{180}$

Hence, On Tuesday, Marietta sold more part of boxes of cheese.