Dave and Sam take a tour of a chocolate factory in Hershey, PA. Dave bought 11/20 pounds of chocolate and Sam purchased 7/10 pounds of chocolates. How many more pounds of chocolate did Sam purchase than Dave
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given: Dave bought 11 / 20 pounds of chocolate
Sam purchased 7 / 10 pounds of chocolate.
In order to determine how many more pounds of chocolate Sam purchased than Dave, simply change both fractions into decimal form, then subtract the amount of chocolate that was bought by Sam to the amount of chocolate bought by Dave.
11 / 20 lb = 0.55 lb
7/10 = 0.7 lb
0.7 lb - 0.55 lb = 0.15 lb
Sam purchased 0.15 more pounds of chocolate than Dave.