Solve the problem. Round to the nearest unit.
584 is 12.2% of what?
I got 47.868852459016 (on the calculator) Just wanted to know if I rounded to the nearest unit correctly. When I rounded I got 4787?
You're right! :-)
47.87, I think you mean. Doesn't nearest unit mean to round to the nearest whole number though? (48)
Jen, I think you misread the problem.
Becky -- The answer on your calculator should be:
584/0.122 = 4786.8852
thx ms.sue
To solve the problem, we can set up the equation:
584 = 0.122x
Where x represents the unknown value we are trying to find.
To find x, divide both sides of the equation by 0.122:
x = 584 / 0.122
Using a calculator, this gives us x ≈ 4787.7049.
To round to the nearest unit, we look at the decimal place immediately to the right of the units place, which is the tenths place. Since the digit in the tenths place is 7, which is greater than or equal to 5, we round up the units place. Therefore, rounding 4787.7049 to the nearest unit gives us 4788.
So, when rounding to the nearest unit, the value of x is approximately 4788.