Question

Marietta is selling cheeses for the holiday fundraiser. On Monday, she sold 7/9 of the boxes of cheeses. On Tuesday she restocked her supply and sold 0.85 of the boxes of cheeses. On which day did Marietta sell more boxes? Explain.

Answer 1

To compare with of the two his higher, turn 0.79 into a fraction. round to the nearest tenth, this equals 0.77. 

She sold the most on tuesday, because 0.85 > 7/9.

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Answer 2

Marietta is selling cheeses for the holiday fund-raiser. On Minday she sold 7/9 of the boxes of cheeses. On Tuesday she restocked her supply and sold 0.85 of the boxes of cheeses. On which day did Marietta sell more boxes? explain
7/9 = 0.77777 < 0.85, so she sold more on Tuesday.