Question

(03.02 HC)Amy, Dan, and Mike are competing in a cooking competition. They all used different amounts of milk from a container holding 6 gallons of milk. Amy used 13% of the total milk in the container. Dan used 0.14 of the total milk in the container. Mike used 0.5 gallon of the total milk in the container. Who used the greatest amount of milk from the container? Show your work and explain your answer in words.

Answer 1

Mike used 1/2 gallon which is .5 of a gallon
Amy used 13% of 6 gallons which is .13 * 6 = .78 of a gallon
Dan used 14% of 6 gallons which is .14 * 6 = .84 of a gallon

Dan used the most amount of milk.

Answer 2

Mike used the most milk because .5 is 50%  which is 3 gallons out of the container dan used 14% of the milk and amy used 13% which means amy used the least and mike used the most.