Question

At a snack store 7/12 of the customers bought pretzels and 3/10 of those customers bought low salt pretzels.Bill states that 7/30 of the customers bought low salt pretzels. Does Bill statement make sense? Explain

Answer 1

Bill's statement does not make sense because it is incorrect.

To be correct, Bill would have to say that 7/40 of the customers bought low salt pretzels, but instead he had said 7/30.