A class is selling magazines as a fund raiser. Of the 500 magazines sold, Amy sold 1/9 of them. Garret sold 0.145 of the magazines. Robbie sold 12/100 of the magazines, and Carlita sold 0.095 of the magazines. Who sold the most magazines?
Amy sold 1/9......1/9(500) = 500/9 = 55.5 Garret sold 0.145.....0.145(500) = 72.5 Robbie sold 12/100.....0.12(500) = 60 Carlita sold 0.095.....0.095(500) = 47.5
Garret sold the most
or u could have done it this way... Amy sold 1/9.....1/9 = 11.1% Garret sold 0.145 = 14.5% Robbie sold 12/100.....12/100 = 12% Carlita sold 0.095....0.095 = 9.5%
Convert all of them into fractions. Amy - 1/9 Robbie - 3/25 Garret - 29/200 Carlita - 19/200 What is the common denominator? 1800 Change the denominators. Amy - 200/1800 Robbie - 216/1800 Garret - 261/1800 Carlita - 171/1800 Since Garret's fraction is the greatest, Garret sold the most papers.
