kayla4503
Answered

At Westonci.ca, we make it easy to get the answers you need from a community of informed and experienced contributors. Get immediate and reliable answers to your questions from a community of experienced professionals on our platform. Explore comprehensive solutions to your questions from a wide range of professionals on our user-friendly platform.

  At Brian’s Bookstore, 0.3 of the shelves hold
mysteries, 25% of the shelves hold travel books, and  7/20 of the shelves hold
children’s books. Which type of book covers the most shelf space in the
store? Explain how you arrived at your answer.

Sagot :

baspenpetch
mysteries ; 0.3 is 30/100 =30%
travel ; 25%
children ; 7/20 (5/5) = 35/100 = 35%
children's books cover the most shelf
ionarevamp
There are multiple ways to answer this, because one would have to convert all of the numbers into a percentage, decimal, or fraction. Let's go with percentage.
      Travel books = 25% is already a percentage, so you don't have to worry about it.
      Mystery books = 0.3 is easy to convert. 1 = 100%, so 0.3 = 30%. See? Easy.
      Children books = 7/20 is the hardest, although it isn't THAT hard. Any percentage means "this number out of a hundred", and 20 is one-fifth of one hundred. So, we can multiply the fraction by one, essentially, in this form: 7/20 * 5/5. This equals 35/100, which is 35%.
We have 25%, 30%, and 35%. Children's books take up 35%, which is the largest amount.

Comment if you want me to convert them into either decimals or fractions (or both).
Thank you for your visit. We're committed to providing you with the best information available. Return anytime for more. We appreciate your time. Please revisit us for more reliable answers to any questions you may have. Discover more at Westonci.ca. Return for the latest expert answers and updates on various topics.