Nicholas and Millah are comparing results from a 2-day lab experiment. On monday Nicholas' results showed that 0.917 of the particles were charged while Millas results showed that 85% of the particles were charged. On Tuesday Nicholas's results showed that 0.799 of the particles were charged while Millas results showed that 93% of the particles were charged. Who on what day had the greatest percentage of charged particles in their experiment?
I need some help here. How do I even do this problem?
percent = decimal fraction times 100
79
85
91.7
93
which is biggest percent
93% is the correct response. just trying to help
To determine who had the greatest percentage of charged particles in their experiment, you have to compare the percentages obtained by Nicholas and Millah on both days of their experiment.
Let's start by calculating the percentages for Nicholas:
On Monday, Nicholas found that 0.917 (or 91.7%) of the particles were charged.
On Tuesday, Nicholas found that 0.799 (or 79.9%) of the particles were charged.
Now, let's calculate the percentages for Millah:
On Monday, Millah found that 85% of the particles were charged.
On Tuesday, Millah found that 93% of the particles were charged.
Comparing the percentages:
- On Monday, Nicholas had 91.7% charged particles, while Millah had 85% charged particles.
- On Tuesday, Nicholas had 79.9% charged particles, while Millah had 93% charged particles.
From the comparisons, we can see that on Monday, Nicholas had a higher percentage of charged particles than Millah. However, on Tuesday, Millah had a higher percentage of charged particles compared to Nicholas.
Therefore, the answer to the question "Who had the greatest percentage of charged particles in their experiment?" depends on which day we are focusing on. On Monday, Nicholas had the greatest percentage, but on Tuesday, Millah had the greatest percentage.