How-to books make up 0.3 of the books in the school library. Of these, 0.2 deal with carpentry and 0.4 deal with electronics.

Question

0.3×0.4=0.12

Interpret what the answer 0.12 represents in this equation above.

(1 point)
Responses

the portion of books in the library that are how-to books on carpentry
the portion of books in the library that are how-to books on carpentry

the portion of books in the library that are how-to books
the portion of books in the library that are how-to books

the portion of the books in the library that are how-to books on electronics
the portion of the books in the library that are how-to books on electronics

the portion of the how-to books that are about either carpentry or electronics

Answer 1

The answer 0.12 represents the portion of books in the library that are how-to books on electronics.

This can be understood as follows:

• The calculation 0.3 (how-to books) × 0.4 (how-to books on electronics) gives us 0.12, which indicates that 12% of the total books in the library are specifically how-to books about electronics.

Thus, the correct interpretation from your options would be:

the portion of the books in the library that are how-to books on electronics.