Question

Clara and Toby are telemarketers. Yesterday, Clara reached 4 people in 10 phone calls, while Toby reached 3 people in 8 phone calls. If they continue at those rates, who will reach more people in 40 phone calls?

Answer 1

The way to solve this problem is to turn both denominators into 40

4 * 4        16

_          =  ---       so Clara will reach 16 people in 40 phone calls

10 * 4       40

3  * 5       15

_           = ----        so Toby will reach 15 people in 40 phone calls

8 * 5         40

Therefore Clara will reach more people in 40 phone calls than Toby.

Answer 2

toby will reach more people in 40 phone calls