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OpenStudy (anonymous):

At Smith's Bike Rentals, it costs $39 to rent a bike for 8 hours. How many dollars does it cost per hour of bike use? If necessary, round your answers to the nearest hundredth.

OpenStudy (aripotta):

what's 39/8?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Just do 39/8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4.875. rounded to the nearest hundredth is ...?

OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

That rounded would be 5 dollars an hour

OpenStudy (aripotta):

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OpenStudy (aripotta):

no, it would be 4.88

OpenStudy (aripotta):

because the thousandths place is a 5 or greater, we can make the 7 an 8

OpenStudy (aripotta):

does that make sense?

OpenStudy (aripotta):

lol just came up with a pun. "does that make cents?" :l

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how bout this one... It takes 76 pounds of seed to completely plant an 8-acre field. How many acres can be planted per pound of seed?

OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

Yeah Ari is right Im used to rounding by tens by which is a little different than hundreths

OpenStudy (aripotta):

you would have to do 8/76 for that one

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0.105

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so 0.11?

OpenStudy (aripotta):

what do you have to round it to though?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hundredth

OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

No it stays the same then

OpenStudy (aripotta):

that would just be 1

OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

Its below 5

OpenStudy (aripotta):

0.1**

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