Question

The number of pages that Allen, Kevin, Roneisha, and Ben can read in a day is shown below.

Allen read 15% of his 56-page book.
Kevin read 12% of his 64-page book.
Roneisha read 16% of his 42-page book.
Ben read 10% of his 72-page book.

Who can read the greatest number of pages in a day?

A. Kevin
B. Allen
C.Roneisha
D. Ben
PLEASE HELP

Answer 1

Change each percentage to a decimal and multiply by the number of pages.
That tells you how many pages each person reads is a day.
Then compare the numbers.
For example:
Allen: 15% = 0.15
0.15 * 56 = 8.4

Answer 2

You can actually figure it out without doing any computation if you know what you're doing.

Answer 3

@Hero
How do you do that?

Answer 4

I meant mental computation. Sorry for the confusion.

Answer 5

someone help

Answer 6

\[( 0.15* 56, 0.12* 64, 0.16* 42, 0.10 *72 ) \]

Answer 7

\[\{ 8.4, 7.68, 6.72, 7.2\} \]