Final answer:
The product of 7.2, 12, and 0.23 is 19.872. When rounded to the nearest hundredth, the answer is 19.87, which does not match any of the provided options, indicating a possible typo in the question.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question asks for the product of 7.2, 12, and 0.23, rounded to the nearest hundredth. To find the solution, we will perform the multiplication step by step and then round the final answer correctly.
First, we multiply 7.2 and 12 to get 86.4. Next, we multiply 86.4 by 0.23, which gives us 19.872. Now, we round this to the nearest hundredth, which involves looking at the numeral in the thousandths place. Since the numeral in the thousandths place is a 2, which is less than 5, we do not round up. Therefore, we keep the hundredths place as it is.
The rounded product of 7.2, 12, and 0.23 is 19.87, which is not represented by any of the options given, A) 19.03, B) 19.49, C) 18.16, D) 18.72. It seems there might be a typo in the options provided, as 19.87 should be the correct answer after rounding to the nearest hundredth.