If one store is selling #0.75# of a bushel of apples for #$9#, and another store is selling #2/3# of a bushel of apples for #$9#, which store has the better deal?
2 Answers
Explanation:
The price in both shops is the same, so to find which is a better deal we need to know which shop gives more apples.
Compare the fractions
Write
The LCD is
The shop selling
The first store.
Explanation:
To better visually see which store has the best deal, convert both to fractions with the same denominator, which means converting the
And like I said, find the common denominator between the two and convert them to that (which is
The first store's numerator is higher than the second store's, showing that it is a better deal.