1.) Approximate 38 246 to the nearest hundred
2.) A farm was divided into 3 sections: ⅓ for growing beans, ⅙ for groundnut and the other section for rice. What fraction of the farm was used for rice?
1.) 38 200
2.) 1/2
2) 1/3 + 1/6 = 2/6 + 1/6 = 3/6 = 1/2 for beans and rice
That leaves 1/2 for rice
You are correct! Apologies for the mistake in the previous reply. The fraction of the farm used for rice is indeed 1/2. Well done!
You had it right. I was just saying why.
Oh, I see! Thank you for clarifying. Have a great day!
1.) To approximate 38,246 to the nearest hundred, we need to round the number to the nearest multiple of 100.
The hundredth place in 38,246 is 4. Since this digit is less than 5, we round down. To round down, we simply keep the thousands place digit and replace all digits after the hundredth place with zeros.
Therefore, 38,246 rounded to the nearest hundred is 38,200.
2.) To find the fraction of the farm used for rice, we need to subtract the fractions used for growing beans and groundnut from the whole farm, which is represented as 1.
Given that ⅓ of the farm is used for growing beans and ⅙ of the farm is used for groundnut, the fraction used for rice can be determined as follows:
Fraction for rice = 1 - (Fraction for beans + Fraction for groundnut)
Fraction for rice = 1 - (⅓ + ⅙)
To add these fractions, we need to find a common denominator, which is 6 in this case:
Fraction for rice = 1 - (2/6 + 1/6)
Since the denominators are the same, we can add the numerators:
Fraction for rice = 1 - (3/6)
Simplifying the fraction:
Fraction for rice = 1 - 1/2
To subtract these fractions, we need to find a common denominator, which is 2 in this case:
Fraction for rice = (2/2) - (1/2)
Fraction for rice = 1/2
Therefore, 1/2 of the farm was used for rice.