Comparing Rational Numbers

Estelle and her cousin, Marshall, are debating how many walnuts to add to their banana-nut bread. Estelle wants to add

$$\frac{2}{3}$$ of a cup, and Marshall wants to add 0.75 cups.

Who wants to add more walnuts to the bread?

Sam and Timothy just hiked towards each other in a 4-mile walk. Sam hikes it in 1.5 hours, and Timothy hikes it in 1 $$\frac{4}{5}$$ hours. Who has been on the road the most?

Aubrey is researching the human body for science class. She finds a book that says human fingernails grow at a rate of

$$\frac{14}{100}$$ of an inch per month. While looking online, Aubrey finds a web page that says human fingernails grow at a rate of 0.137 inches per month. Which source describes a faster growth rate?

Liam heard that it snowed 9.4 inches, and Mason heard that it snowed 9 $$\frac{3}{5}$$ inches. Who heard that it snowed less?

Mr. Wagner was talking to his math class about growth rates and how quickly humans double their weight as babies. As an example, he asked if any of the students knew what they weighed as a newborn. Darren said he weighed 8.25 pounds, Joel said he weighed $$8\frac{3}{4}$$ pounds, and Rebecca said she was $$8\frac{3}{8}$$ pounds at birth. Which shows the students from lightest to heaviest weight at birth?

Rebecca and Darius just discovered they both have the same breed of dog, a sheltie. Rebecca said she gives her sheltie, Bongo, 1.5 cups of dog food each day. Darius gives his sheltie, Daisy, $$1\frac{1}{3}$$ cups of dog food each day. Which sheltie gets more dog food?

At the first meeting of the Traviston Cross Country Club, the coach asked the students to run for an hour and record how many miles they ran. This table shows what the students wrote.

Select all true statements