In a 2.17 ounce bag of a popular candy, 3 out of 22 pieces are purple. Which of the following is equivalent to 3/22 ?

A. 0.136 (3 and 6 are repeating)

B. 0.73 (3 repeating)

C. 1.36 (3 and 6 repeating)

D. 7.3 (3 repeating)

Question

In a 2.17 ounce bag of a popular candy, 3 out of 22 pieces are purple. Which of the following is equivalent to 3/22 ? 

A. 0.136 (3 and 6 are repeating) 

B. 0.73 (3 repeating)

C. 1.36 (3 and 6 repeating)

D. 7.3 (3 repeating)

anonymous · Answer

Are they asking what the decimal approximation is of 3/22? Or something to do with the ounces of candy?

anonymous · Answer

Decimal approximation I believe.

anonymous · Answer

The it would be 0.13636, so A.