Question

Estimate by first rounding each number to the nearest 1/2.
-3 8/9 * 1 /12


A.
–6

B.
–3

C.
6

D.
8

Answer 1

@GretaKnows

Answer 2

okay so 8/9 is 1/9 form being 4 so the first umber is 4. then.... wait is the second number 1/12?

Answer 3

*wait i mean -4

Answer 4

Yea one half

Answer 5

one half or 1/12?

Answer 6

One half

Answer 7

okay so then the second number is 1/2.... -4*1/2=??

Answer 8

but none of the answers are right then... are you sure you wrote the right numbers?

Answer 9

Opps the 2nd one is 1/12

Answer 10

I just looked back at my pappers

Answer 11

okay so its -3 8/9 * 1/12?

Answer 12

Yes

Answer 13

there is still not a right answer -3 8/9 rounds down to -3 1/2 and 1/12 rounds up to 1/2. -3 1/2 * 1/2 is -3/4 and thats not an answer. are you sure you arent supposed to add and not multiply?

Answer 14

Multiply

Answer 15

okay well then i cant help you -3 1/2 * 1/2 is not any of the answers sorry i couldn't help you with this one...

Answer 16

@DanJS

Answer 17

@Godlovesme @GodGirl360

Answer 18

-3 8/9 to the closest half is , -4
1/12 to the nearest half is, 0,

-4*0 = 0, that is not an answer

Answer 19

if you say 1/12 is rounded to 1/2 instead

-4 * 1/2 = -2

that still isnt an answer

Answer 20

is the * supposed to be a + maybe

Answer 21

no it's a *

Answer 22

Yeah thats what I thought at first bu that isnt an answer then i tried to the nearest half as in like numbers with halfs in them like 3 1/2 but that didnt work either.., either they dont have the right answers or somebody wrote the problem wrong.... i already asked she said its multiplication.

Answer 23

It's 1 1/2 one and one half

Answer 24

-4 * 1.5 = -6

Answer 25

-4 * 1 and a half = -6

Answer 26

if that is what you mean

Answer 27

YES and i got 3 more

Answer 28

dang, make sure it is typed right :-P

Answer 29

haha that confused me...

Answer 30

right, you have to interpret what they really meant to ask sometimes. lol

Answer 31

i was like, do I not know how to multiply?!?! I thought I learned to do that...