Question

how to book make up 0.3 of the books in the school library of these 0.2 deal with carpentry and 0.4 deal with electronics 0.3 x 0.4 = 0.12 interpret what the answer 0.12 represents in the equation above a.the portion of books in the library that are how to books b. the portion of the how to books that are about either carpentry or Electronics c. the portion of the books in the library that are how to books on electronics d. the portion of books in the library that that are how to books on carpentry

Answer 1

To interpret the answer 0.12 in the context of the equation provided, we need to understand the components involved:

1. **0.3** represents the portion of books in the library that are "how to" books.
2. **0.4** represents the portion of the library that deals with electronics.
3. The multiplication 0.3 x 0.4 = 0.12 calculates the portion of the total library that are both "how to" books and are specifically about electronics.

So, **0.12** specifically represents the proportion of the **entire library** of books that are both "how to" books and are about electronics.

Given those interpretations, the correct answer from the options provided would be:

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