Question

3.86 times 4.3? a. 16.618
b. 13.158
c. 19.432
d. 21.002

Answer 1

Answer: A.
3.86 times 4.3 would be 16.598. So answer choice that would be nearest/rounding to that number would be A.

Answer 2

To calculate 3.86 times 4.3, you multiply the numbers ignoring the decimal points and then correctly place the decimal point in the product, giving the answer of 16.618. Therefore, the correct answer is a. 16.618.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the product of 3.86 times 4.3, we multiply these two numbers together.

Here's the calculation step-by-step:

1. Multiply the numbers as if they were whole numbers, ignoring the decimal points for now. So, we multiply 386 by 43.
2. The product of 386 and 43 is 16618.
3. Count the number of digits to the right of the decimal points in the original numbers. There is one digit to the right of the decimal in 4.3 and two digits in 3.86, for a total of three digits.
4. Place the decimal point in the product so that there are three digits to the right of it. This gives us 16.618.

Therefore, the correct answer is a. 16.618.