Make the following changes to the number 5.376:Make the 3 worth 10 times as much. Make the 5 worth 1/10 as much. Make the 7 worth 1/10 as much. Make the 6 worth 10 times as much. Write the new number?
Accepted Solution
A:
3.567
First, let's split up each digit into a separate number with it's actual value. So
5.376 = 5 + 0.3 + 0.07 + 0.006
Now let's combine these values multiplied by the new factors. So
5*(1/10) + 0.3*10 + 0.07*(1/10) + 0.006*10
= 0.5 + 3 + 0.007 + 0.06
= 3.567