Question

Paul, Raul, and Saul had a competition to see who could pick the greatest amount of strawberries in three minutes. Paul picked 1 5/8 pounds of strawberries, Raul 1 3/8 pounds, and Saul 1 11/16 pounds who came in second.

Answer 1

First turn the mixed fractions into improper fractions and evaluate the result you get, arranging them from high to low...

Answer 2

I'll do the one for paul\[1\frac{ 5 }{ 8 } \rightarrow \frac{ 13 }{ 8 }\]

Answer 3

That's (1 x 8) + 5 = 13
Divide 13 by 8 (the denominator)

See if you can attempt the others?

Answer 4

1 3/8 = 11/8

Answer 5

matttsheldon, that is wrong! Post your question in a separate thread. Thank you.

Answer 6

Good work, dominick. That's for Raul. How about the one for Saul?

Answer 7

7/112

Answer 8

27/11

Answer 9

Nice!
So, we'll convert them to evaluate them each
13/8 = ?, 11/8 = ?, 27/11 = ?

Answer 10

can you help me convert them

Answer 11

Do you have a working calculator? Use it.

Answer 12

how do you convert them

Answer 13

Press 13 ÷ 8

Answer 14

1.625

Answer 15

Good, the others?

Answer 16

1.375

Answer 17

2.45

Answer 18

So arrange them thus
Paul = 1.625, Raul = 1.375 and Saul = 2.45

If we arrange them from lowest to highest, which of the boys come second?

Answer 19

raul

Answer 20

Are you sure?

Answer 21

no

Answer 22

My arrangement from here went this way

1.375, 1.625, 2.45

in that order

Answer 23

Or if we should start from the highest picker,

2.45, 1.625, 1.375
Saul Paul Raul

So, clearly Paul came in second.