Divide, rounding the quotient to the nearest tenth. The answer is 2.7 as is in the text book, but how do they come up with that?
2007-06-28 13:31:06 · 5 answers · asked by thecookfamily00 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Thank you to everyone that helped I now know that I was doing it wrong...Duh huh!!!
2007-06-28 13:44:40 · update #1
it comes out to about 2.7419 so they rounded down to the nearest 10th
2007-06-28 13:42:09 · answer #1 · answered by JARROD R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.24/3.4
= 124/340
= 31/85
As you can see, the above is a fraction. It cannot be equal to 2.7.
2007-06-28 13:42:11 · answer #2 · answered by Kemmy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3.4 / 1.24 = 2.74 = 2.7 (to 1 decimal place)
2007-07-02 05:03:34 · answer #3 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've got it backwards. 3.4 divided by 1.24 is 2.74
2007-06-28 13:39:28 · answer #4 · answered by jmp478 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
340/124=2.74
2007-06-28 13:38:39 · answer #5 · answered by jesem47 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋