33. Round to the tenths place: What is 6.4% of 32?
Answer: D
6.4% of 32 rounded to the tenths place is 2.0
Calculating 6.4% of 32 yields 2.048, which rounds to 2.0 when considering the tenths place.
A) 1.8
Option A is incorrect because 1.8 is less than the calculated value of 2.048. This option does not reflect the accurate percentage of 6.4% of 32.
B) 2.1
Option B is incorrect as 2.1 rounds up from 2.048, but it does not accurately represent the value calculated from 6.4% of 32. The correct rounded value is 2.0.
C) 2.6
Option C is incorrect because 2.6 is greater than the calculated value of 2.048. This option does not align with the correct percentage calculation.
D) 2
Option D is correct because when rounding 2.048 to the tenths place, it becomes 2.0. This correctly reflects the calculation of 6.4% of 32.
Conclusion
The correct answer is 2 because it accurately represents the rounded value of 6.4% of 32. All other options fail to represent this calculation either by being too low or too high, demonstrating a misunderstanding of rounding to the tenths place.