Which Would You Rather?

Would you rather: Have 10% of £5 or 75% of 80p? Be given 60% of 2 pizzas or 26% of 5 pizzas?
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Which Would You Rather?

Would you rather......

Have 10% of $5 or 75% of 80 ¢?

 

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Which Would You Rather?

 

Be given 60% of 2 pizzas or 26% of 5 pizzas?

Be bitten by 15% of 120 mosquitoes or 8% of 250 mosquitoes?

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Which Would You Rather?

Skip using a rope which is 54% of 105in. long, or 88% of 275 in. long?

Sit in a traffic jam for 33% of 2 hours or 44% of 1hr 40mins?

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Which Would You Rather?

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