IXL | Compare fractions: word problems | 7th grade math

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question

A
supermarket
found
that
1
4
of
customers
bought
vegetables
and
2
5
of
customers
bought
fruit.
Which
purchase
was
made
by
a
greater
fraction
of
customers?

vegetables

fruit

key idea

A percent is 1 part out of 100.

1%
is
equal
to
1
100
or
0.01.

solution

First
write
1
4
as
a
decimal.
Then
convert
the
decimal
to
a
percentage.

1

4

= 0.25 = 25%

Do
the
same
thing
for
2
5
.

2

5

= 0.4 = 40%

Now compare the percentages.

25% 40%

25 is less than 40, so 25% < 40%.

A greater fraction of customers bought fruit.

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