Question

Suzanne needs material for her school project. She buys 5.50 yards of material at $3.87 a yard. What is the total cost of the material? Round to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

   5.50
x 3.87
----------
21.285

Answer 2

The whole number is 21.285, if they mean rounding to the nearest whole number it would be 21.3.
I hope this will help you, I'm a little confused when they say the nearest cent sorry.