Question

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Marietta is selling cheeses for the holiday fund-raiser. On Monday, she sold seven-ninthsof the boxes of cheeses. On Tuesday she restocked her supply and sold 0.85 of the boxes of cheeses. On which day did Marietta sell more boxes? Explain.

Answer 1

Tuesday. On Monday, Marietta sold 7/9 of the boxes of cheeses, which is equivalent to 0.7777777777777778 of the boxes. On Tuesday, she sold 0.85 of the boxes. Since 0.85 is greater than 0.7777777777777778, Marietta sold more boxes on Tuesday.