three friends are sharing 36 cookies. jerry states that he wants 25% of the cookies, Gary wants 1/2 of the cookies and Terry wants 0.75 of the cookies. how many cookies does each person want? can each person get what they want? Explain your answer.
Jerry: 0.25 * 36 = 9
Gary: 0.5 * 36 = 18
Terry: 0.75 * 36 = 27
To find out how many cookies each person wants, we need to calculate their individual portion based on the given percentages. Let's calculate this:
1. Jerry wants 25% of the cookies:
25% of 36 = (25/100) * 36 = 9 cookies
2. Gary wants 1/2 of the cookies:
1/2 of 36 = (1/2) * 36 = 18 cookies
3. Terry wants 0.75 of the cookies:
0.75 * 36 = 27 cookies
So, Jerry wants 9 cookies, Gary wants 18 cookies, and Terry wants 27 cookies.
Now, let's add up the number of cookies each person wants:
9 + 18 + 27 = 54
The three friends want a total of 54 cookies, while there are only 36 cookies available. Therefore, it is not possible for each person to get what they want since the total number of cookies requested exceeds the total number of cookies available.