Someone offers to give you some money. You can choose between 15% of $1,500 or 25% of $950. Which amount should you choose?
You should choose 25% of $950 as that gives the higher amount of money.
15% of $1,500 = $225
25% of $950 = $237.5
First, you should figure out which sum of money is larger.
0.15 1500 = 225
0.25 950 = 237.5
After figuring this out, one would realize that 25% of $950 is larger than 15% of 1,500.
Therefore, if someone offers to give you 15% of $1,500 or 25% of $950, you should choose 25% of 950.