Question

Darren has 84 DIMES and 144 PENNIES in his piggy bank.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Darren has 84 DIMES and 144 PENNIES:

the ratio of dimes to penny=84/144=7/12

12 is GCF : 84/12=7, 144/12=12

Eugene has 63 DIMES and 112 PENNIES :

the ratio is 63/112=9/16

GCF of (63 and 112) is 7 : 63/7=9 , 112/7=16

7/12 = 0.58333            9/16=0.5625

7/12 is higher than 9/16

Darren has the higher ratio of DIMES TO PENNIES in his piggy bank

this can be solved by finding the percentage 7/12=0.5833=58.3% and 9/16=0.5625 which is 56.25%