The equation is 2.50÷5=x 2.50÷5=.50 Mrs. Baker paid $2.50 for 5 pounds of bananas If x=.50 per banana Then to get the cost of 8 bananas, you would do 8×.50=$4.00 Mrs. Baker paid $4.00 for 8 pounds of bananas Each banana costs .50 cents per pound
Yes, it is possible. For example, 0.2 and 0.2 both have one decimal place and one significant digit. Their product, 0.04, has one significant digit, but has 2 decimal places.
