round to the nearest tenth if necessary
6 is 98% of x
You have to translate this into math terms. "Is" is the same thing as = and "of" is the same thing as a multiplication symbol. You also have to remember that 98%=.98. You should then have 6=.98x and when you divide each side by .98 your answer should be about 6.122
Yes so should the final answer be 6 or?
No, the directions said to round to the nearest tenth. 6.122 rounded to the nearest tenth is 6.1.
To find the value of x, we can set up the equation:
6 = 0.98x
To solve for x, divide both sides of the equation by 0.98:
x = 6 / 0.98
Using a calculator, we can find that x ≈ 6.1224.
Now, to round to the nearest tenth, we need to look at the digit in the hundredth place, which is the second digit after the decimal point. In this case, it is 2.
Since 2 is less than 5, we do not round up. Therefore, x rounded to the nearest tenth is 6.1.