Question

The number of pages that Zev, Kelly, Marneisha, and Aleisha can read in a day is shown below.

Zev read 15% of his 56-page book.
Kelly read 12% of her 64-page book.
Marneisha read 14% of his 68-page book
Aleisha read 10% of her 72-page book.

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

Zev
Kelly
Aleisha
Marneisha

Answer 1

me doing this now

Answer 2

i think it is marneisha but zev had a smaller book with a high persent

Answer 3

no look again

Answer 4

Just calculate the # of pages they read on that day by doing percent * pages.
e.g.
For Zev, it would be \(0.15 \times 56=8.4\)
Similarly, for Aleisha, it would be \(0.10 \times 72 = 7.2\)

Answer 5

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @giannawatson
i think it is marneisha but zev had a smaller book with a high persent
\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\)
It is indeed Marneisha

Answer 6

thanks

Answer 7

np