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

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

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

Answer 1

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

This is calculated as follows:

• There are 0.3 (30%) how-to books in the library.
• Out of those, 0.2 (20%) deal with carpentry.
• To find the portion of the entire library that are how-to books on carpentry, you multiply 0.3 by 0.2, which gives you 0.12 (12%).

Thus, 0.12 represents the portion of the books in the library that are how-to books specifically about carpentry.