Question

The deli scale weighs meat and cheese in hundredths of a pound. Sam put 4 10 pound of pepperoni on the deli scale. What weight does the deli scale show? The scale shows pound.

Answer 1

`0.40\ \text{Pounds}`

Explanation:

The mass of pepperoni placed on the scale is

`(4)/(10)\ \text{pounds}`

`=0.4\ \text{Pounds}`

The hundredths place means 2 digits after the decimal point.

Trailing zeros after the decimal point do not change the value of the number.

So, here the scales will show
`0.40\ \text{Pounds}`.