Question

Marietta is selling cheeses for the holiday fund raiser. Monday she sole 7/9 of the boxes of cheeses. Tuesday she restocked her supply and sold 0.85 of the boxes of cheeses. Which day did she sell more boxes? Explain and show.

Answer 1

Answer:

Tuesday

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that Marietta is selling cheeses for the holiday fund raiser.

Monday sell = 7/9 boxes of cheeses

Tuesday sell = 0.85 boxes of cheeses

We need to find the day in which she sells more boxes.

The decimal value of 7/9 is

$\dfrac{7}{9}=0.777777777778\approx 0.78$

It clearly seen that

$0.78$

$\text{Monday sell} < \text{Tuesday sell}$

Therefore, she sells more boxes of cheeses on Tuesday.

Answer 2

The second day, she sold more.

We know 7/9 is about 0.777777777778

And 0.78 < 0.85 

So the second day she sold more.