Question

Tom, Lisa, and Jane are competing in a cooking competition. They all used different amounts of sugar from a can containing 4 pounds of sugar. Tom used 13% of the total sugar in the can. Lisa used 0.6 pound of the total sugar in the can. Jane used 0.12 of the total sugar in the can. Who used the greatest amount of sugar from the can? Show your work and explain your answer in words.

Answer 1

Convert all to decimals
percent means parts out of 100
13%=13/100=0.13

'of' means mutiply

Tom=13% of 4
tom=0.13 times 4
tom=0.52 lb

Lisa=0.6 lb

Jane=0.12 of 4
jane=0.12 times 2
jane=0.48

Tom=0.52
Lisa=0.60
Jane=0.48

Lisa used the most