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Sam says the product 2.7 x 0.74 x 1.1 has 3 decimal places. Rocco says says it has 4 decimal places. Will says the product has 5 decimal places. Who is correct

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Answer:

Rocco is correct

Explanation:

In this question, we are investigating the validity of the claims made by three different people as regards the. answer obtained from multiplying three numbers together.

Firstly, let’s do the multiplication

2.7 * 0.74 * 1.1 = 2.1978

Now, how many numbers can be see after the decimal? we can clearly see 4 numbers

This means that the number is to 4 decimal place. Rocco is correct

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