Question

What is the most common quantity of food donated ?

• A. $\frac{4}{8}lbs$
• B. $\frac{3}{8}lbs$
• C. $\frac{2}{8}lbs$
• D. $\frac{1}{8}lbs$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $\frac{3}{8}lbs$

Let's convert all the fractions in the given table into equivalent fraction with denominator 8.

$\frac{1}{2}\text{=}\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{4}{4}\text{=}\frac{4}{8}$

$\frac{1}{4}\text{=}\frac{1}{4}\times \frac{2}{2}\text{=}\frac{2}{8}$

$\frac{2}{4}\text{=}\frac{2}{4}\times \frac{2}{2}\text{=}\frac{4}{8}$

$\frac{3}{4}\text{=}\frac{3}{4}\times \frac{2}{2}\text{=}\frac{6}{8}$

Let's represent all the data in the form of a table:


$\text{We can see that the}\frac{3}{8}\text{lbs is the most}$ $\text{common quantity of food donated.}$