Joanna made a quilt using 72 squares. Of these squares 1/4 were green, 2/9 were blue, 4/9 were yellow, and 1/12 was white. She used the least number of squares of which color?

A. Blue

B. Green

C. White

D. Yellow

1. Joanna made a quilt using 72 squares

=> ¼ were green

=> 2/9 were blue

=> 4/9 were yellow

=> 1/12 were white

To get the value of this given fractions, it’s easiest to convert it into decimals

=> green = 0.25 = 18

=> Blue = 0.22 = 15.8

=> yellow = 0.44 = 31.7

=> White = 0.083 = 5.98 or 6

Seeing on the decimal value, therefore white has the least number out of 4 colors.