Question
A 38-ounce bottle of juice drink contains 6 percent water. Than computed 6 percent of 38. His work is shown below.
6 percent of 38 0.6 times 38 = 22.8
Which statement explains Than’s error?
Than did not multiply 0.6 and 38 correctly.
Than did not use 0.06 for 6 percent.
Than did not move the decimal point three places to the left in the answer.
Than did not use 6 for 6 percent.
6 percent of 38 0.6 times 38 = 22.8
Which statement explains Than’s error?
Than did not multiply 0.6 and 38 correctly.
Than did not use 0.06 for 6 percent.
Than did not move the decimal point three places to the left in the answer.
Than did not use 6 for 6 percent.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct statement that explains Than's error is:
**Than did not use 0.06 for 6 percent.**
To find 6 percent of 38, Than should have used 0.06 (which is 6 percent expressed as a decimal) instead of 0.6. The correct calculation would be:
0.06 times 38 = 2.28.
**Than did not use 0.06 for 6 percent.**
To find 6 percent of 38, Than should have used 0.06 (which is 6 percent expressed as a decimal) instead of 0.6. The correct calculation would be:
0.06 times 38 = 2.28.