Donna bought 4.356 pounds of cheese. What is the value of each of the digits in 4.356?

1 Answer
Jun 12, 2018

For a price x of the cheese :

4/4.356x, 0.3/4.356x, 0.05/4.356x, 0.006/4.356x

Explanation:

Assuming you need to know what part of the price each of the digits represent, you just need to take the number and divide it by the whole price.

So you've basically written the number 4.356 as :

4.356 = 4 + 0.3 + 0.05 + 0.006,

add the fractions in the answer up and you get the original price of the cheese, which is unknown (x).