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Show (0.004)(3.42) as a fraction multiplication problem and explain why the answer is in the hundredths-thousandths (five decimal places).
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Show (0.004)(3.42) as a fraction multiplication problem and explain why the answer is in the hundredths-thousandths (five decimal places).

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.004 as a fraction is 1/250
3.42 as a fraction is 171/50
The decimal goes that far because of accuracy. You can round the answer (.01368) to .01 but a degree of accuracy is lost.
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