Question

The baseball stadium in Cleveland, Ohio holds 42,000 people. The number for Sat. attendance contains a 4 with a value 1/10 the value of the 4 in 42, 000. Which could be Saturday's attendance?

a. 402,510
b. 34,612
c 25,420
d 40,965
Please show me how solve this problem

Answer 1

B. If you are moving back the 4 1/10 of a spot, you are moving it back 1 spot. So, if it is in the ten thouthands place now, one place value less is in the thousanths spot. The 4 in B = 4,000