Question

Two factors are multiplied and their product it 34.44. One factor is a whole number. What is the least number of decimal places in the other factor. Explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

The least number of decimal places is 2.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given number,

34.44

According to the question,

34.44 = a whole number × other number,

$\text{whole number}=\frac{34.44}{\text{other number}}$

A whole number ( 0, 1, 2, 3.... ) does not contain the decimal.

∵ There are 2 decimal places in the number 34.44,

Also, for eliminating decimal we need to divide 34.44 by the factor of 3444 having 2 or more than 2 decimal places.

So, the least number of decimal in the other number is 2.

Answer 2

The answer is 2, because if a number is a whole number, for example 2, you must multiply it by a number with 2 decimals, in this case 17.77, to get 34.44 based on this example.


*There are some cases where this doesn't apply, I think, but it does apply for your question.