Answer:0.235
Step-by-step explanation:
Take the decimal point and move it to the left twice and you get your answer
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Let the side of the square measure a cm, thus, according to the question,
We know that,
➭ Area ( Square ) = a²
Thus, the area of the square with normal length i.e. a cm, will be,
⤳ Area = a x a
⤳ Area = a²
Now, by taking the new length, the area will become,
⤳Area = 3a x 3a
⤳ Area = 9a²
Now,
We observe that, if we divide these, we get,
➤ 9a²/a²
( a² will get canceled since its common )
Thus, the ratio becomes,
➭ 9 : 1 = Area square with tripled length : Area of square
Thus, the area will increase by 9 times, and not 3.
Hence, Ashley's assumptions are wrong.
The first misconception is that the balance shouldn't be paid off in full in order to boost the credit score. This is simply not true. You can pay off all of the balance and it will actually improve the score. The score reflects the ability to pay borrowed money back. A credit card is basically a micro-loan of sorts. So if George pays off the balance, he's paying back the credit card company and that tells the company (and others) that his ability to pay is good. Plus it tells about his priorities which is what the credit score indirectly indicates. Other companies will see that George can pay the money back, so they'll be more eager to lend to him.
The other misconception is that being late is fine and improving the payment habits is what brings up the score. This is murky gray area and somewhat true but also somewhat false. What happens is that if you are late then your score goes down by some amount. When you improve the payment habits, the score goes back up. Whether it goes back to the original value or larger depends on the situation. So the second claim George makes is technically true, but there's broader context to consider. It's similar to how if you shoot yourself in the foot in some videogame, and then let your foot heal up, then you're increasing health points. The first act shouldn't have needed to happen and it reflects a weird backwards thinking. If anything, it wastes time where George could have simply been improving the score (rather than decrease it only to increase it back).
The reality is that keeping up with the payments in a timely fashion is what keeps the credit score healthy. Once again, the score reflects someone's ability to pay back borrowed money. It applies to any kind of loan, which a credit card is a part of.
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In short, George is mistaken by two claims he makes
- Not paying off the balance in full improves the credit score
- Being late on payments, and then improving payment habits, will increase the credit score
When in reality keeping up with payments and paying off the balance will improve the credit score. There's no need to hinder oneself on purpose in the goal of improving from that contrived setback.
Side note: the credit card company wants you to carry a balance so they can charge interest on said balance. That's how they make most of their money. However, even if you go against the wishes of the credit card company, they won't ding you credit score points for paying off the balance in full.
12 1/10
A quick way to get this one is to recognize that .1 is a decimal in the tenth place. Because of this, we know to put it over 10. Because 1/10 cannot be simplified, it is in simplest form. Now, simply return the whole number to the fraction.
