Mr sutton bought 36 pencils to give away.

1/4 of the pencils were red and 1/3 of the pencils were purple. Were there more red or purple?

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Jaquan Cortez

5 May, 19:32

Mr sutton bought 36 pencils to give away.

1/4 of the pencils were red and 1/3 of the pencils were purple. Were there more red or purple?

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Nicholas Zavala · Answer 1

There was more purple.

Step-by-step explanation:

1/4 of 36 is 9 pencils, or 25% of the pencils.

1/3 of 36 is 12 pencils or 33% of the pencils. That is significantly more.

Hunter Shelton · Answer 2

Purple

Step-by-step explanation:

1/4 (9 pencils) is less than 1/3 (12 pencils), so more pencils were purple.

Mr sutton bought 36 pencils to give away.1/4 of the pencils were red and 1/3 of the pencils were purple. Were there more red or purple?

Mr sutton bought 36 pencils to give away.

1/4 of the pencils were red and 1/3 of the pencils were purple. Were there more red or purple?