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To find: The round figure of the money divided in six ways.
Answer to Problem 38PPE
The amount of
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The money possessed by Jessica is
The round figure for any numeric value depends on the situation and the requirement. The round figure of the currency depends on the minimum currency value.
Jessica has $23 and she wants to divide the amount in six ways. In order to easily divide the amount she should round the figure to $3.83. The amount shown by the calculator is okay for mathematical purposes but it is not practical to reach to so far decimal places in real world.
Thus, Jessica should round figure the money to $3.83.
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