Question

If potatoes weigh 3.8 pounds and they are 98 cent a pound. How much will they cost? Thanks

Answer 1

`$3.72`

Explanation:

Since `1` pound of potatoes equals `$0.98`, `3.8` pounds would equal `0.98*3.8`. That would equal `3.724`, but since money only goes to two decimal points (the cents), we round to the nearest hundredth.

Since `4` is closer to `2` than `3`, we don't round up to `$3.73`, we round down to `$3.72`.