Salim and Medha are comparing results from a 2-day lab experiment. On Monday, Salim’s results showed that 0.907 of the particles were charged while Medha’s results showed that 88% of the particles were charged. On Tuesday, Salim’s results showed that 0.733 of the particles were charged while Medha’s results showed that 92% of the particles were charged. Who on what day had the greatest percentage of particles in their experiment?
• Salim on Tuesday
• Salim on Monday
• Medha on Tuesday
• Medha on Monday
Medha on Tuesday
To determine who had the greatest percentage of particles in their experiment, we need to compare the percentages of charged particles reported by Salim and Medha on both Monday and Tuesday.
Let's calculate the percentages for each day:
- Monday:
Salim reported that 0.907 of the particles were charged, which is equivalent to 90.7% (since 0.907 * 100 = 90.7%).
Medha reported that 88% of the particles were charged.
- Tuesday:
Salim reported that 0.733 of the particles were charged, which is equivalent to 73.3% (since 0.733 * 100 = 73.3%).
Medha reported that 92% of the particles were charged.
Now we can compare the percentages:
- Monday:
Salim: 90.7%
Medha: 88%
- Tuesday:
Salim: 73.3%
Medha: 92%
Based on these calculations, we can see that Medha had the greatest percentage of particles in her experiment on both Monday and Tuesday. Therefore, the correct answer is:
- Medha on Monday
To determine who had the greatest percentage of particles in their experiment on a specific day, we compare the values provided.
On Monday, Salim's results showed that 0.907 (or 90.7%) of the particles were charged, while Medha's results showed that 88% of the particles were charged.
On Tuesday, Salim's results showed that 0.733 (or 73.3%) of the particles were charged, while Medha's results showed that 92% of the particles were charged.
To compare these values, we can see that on Monday, Salim had 90.7% charged particles, which is greater than Medha's 88%, so Salim had the greatest percentage of particles on Monday.
On Tuesday, Medha had 92% charged particles, which is greater than Salim's 73.3%, so Medha had the greatest percentage of particles on Tuesday.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
- Salim had the greatest percentage of particles in the experiment on Monday.
- Medha had the greatest percentage of particles in the experiment on Tuesday.