Question

Jules reads that one pint is equivalent to 0.473 liters.he asks his teacher how many liters there are in a pint.His teacher responds that there are about 0.47 liters in a pint.He asks his parents,and they say there are about 0.5 liters in a pint Jules says they are both correct. How can that be true? Explain your answer

Answer 1

The key word here that you see is "about". Which means it is close but not exact. So when his teacher said that a liter is about .473 and his parents said it was "about" .5, you were rounding or estimating. .473, rounded to the nearest tenths is .5. Because "73" in .473 is closer to .5 or .500 than it is to .4 or .400.

Answer 2

One pint is equivalent to 0.473 liters which is approximately 0.47 liters if rounding off nearest to hundredth decimal places and 0.5 liters if rounding off nearest to tenth places.

Further explanation:

Jules reads that one pint is equivalent to 0.473 liters.

$\boxed{1\,\,{\text{Pint}}=0.473\,\,{\text{liters}}}$

But according to his teacher, one pint is about 0.47 liters.

$\boxed{1\,\,{\text{Pint}}\approx0.47\,\,{\text{liters}}}$

His teacher gives the Pint value accurate to two decimals places.

In other words, his teacher round off the value of one pint in liters nearest to hundredth places.

Also according to his parents, one pint is about 0.5 liters.

$\boxed{1\,\,{\text{Pint}}\approx0.5\,\,{\text{liters}}}$

His parents give the one pint value accurate to one decimal place.

In other words, his parents round off the value of one pint in liters nearest to tenth place.

Therefore, his parents and teachers are both right approximately.

Thus, one pint is equivalent to 0.473 liters which is approximately 0.47 liters if rounding off nearest to hundredth decimal places and 0.5 liters if rounding off nearest to tenth places.

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Answer details:

Grade: Middle School

Subject: Mathematics

Chapter: Decimal system

Keywords: Hundredth, pint, decimal places, liters, teacher, approximately, divisor, kg, share, rounding off.