Marcella read 100 books over the school year. 60 of the books were mysteries. She said the mysteries equal 0.06 of the total books. Is she correct?
misplaced decimal point ... should be ... 0.60
i think the answere should be 0.60
because she missed place the decimal point the answerer should be 00.6 in word form zero dollars and six cents
To determine if Marcella's claim is correct, we need to do some calculations.
According to Marcella, the number of mystery books (60) is equal to 0.06 of the total number of books she read. Let's represent the total number of books as 'x'.
We can set up the equation:
60 = 0.06 * x
To solve for 'x' (the total number of books), we can divide both sides of the equation by 0.06:
60 / 0.06 = x
Simplifying the left side of the equation:
1000 = x
So, according to Marcella's claim, the total number of books she read is 1000.
Now, let's check if this claim is correct. She stated that 60 books were mysteries, so we need to see if 60 is indeed 0.06 of the total number of books:
0.06 * 1000 = 60
60 = 60
Since 60 is equal to 60, Marcella's claim is correct. She read a total of 1000 books, and 60 of them were mysteries.