Question

What might Elena do to compute (0.16) ⋅ (0.03)? What might Noah do to compute (0.16)⋅(0.03)? Will the two methods result in the same value?

Answer 1

0.0048

Explanation:

(16/100)×(3/100)

48/10000

0.0048

(0.16)(0.03)

16×3 with 4 decimal places

48 with four decimal places,

Which is 0.0048