Question

Martha, Brett, and Mike are competing in a cooking competition. They all used different amounts of oil from a can containing 8 gallons of oil.

Martha used 17% of the total oil in the can.
Brett used 0.18 of the total oil in the can.
Mike used 0.7 gallon of the total oil in the can.
Who used the greatest amount of oil from the can? Show your work and explain your answer in words. (10 points)

Answer 1

Answer:

Mike

Step-by-step explanation:

17% = .17

.7 = .70

All that's left is to compare the amounts of oi for each person and decide who has the most, which would be Mike. Hope this helps! (Rate brainliest!)

Answer 2

Answer:

Brett used the most

Step-by-step explanation:

Martha used = 17%

Brett used = 0.18 = 18/100 = 18%

Mike used = 0.7 × 100/8 = 8.75% (he only used 0.7 of ONE of the gallons in the can, not of the total oil in the can)

Therefore, Brett used the greatest amount of oil.