Ron asked 18 classmates whether they prefer granola bars over muffins. he used a calculator to compare the number of classmates

Question

3 years ago

10

who said yes to the total number he surveyed. the calculator showed the result as 0.66666667. how many students prefer granola bars over muffins?

1 answer:

muminat · Answer 1 · 2022-02-17T09:52:39+03:00

<h3>Answer: 12</h3>

Explanation:

Multiply 0.66666667 with 18 to get

0.66666667*18 = 12.00000006

The 6 at the very end is due to rounding error. In reality the 6's in 0.66666667 should go on forever. That 7 is from rounding up.

Anyways, the result 12.00000006 should be 12 exactly.

Note how

12/18 = 0.66666667

when using a calculator.