Question

Martha, Brett, and Mike are competing in a cooking competition. They all used different amounts of oil from a can containing 8 gallons of oil.
•Martha used 17% of the total oil in the can.
•Brett used 0.18 of the total oil in the can.
•Mike used 0.7 gallon of the total oil in the can.

Who used the greatest amount of oil from the can? Show your work and explain your answer in words.

Answer 1

@Aveline

Answer 2

i got this

Answer 3

All of the students had 8 gallons to use and so if there are percents the covert it to real numbers lets start with
Martha: she used 17% which means 0.17 and so multiply 0.17 by 8 to find the amount she used.
0.17 * 8 = 1.36 gallons

Brett: 0.18 * 8 = 1.44 gallons

mike: 0.7 * 8 = 5.6 gallons

Now you can determine the answer i guess :)