Question

Ten baseballs weigh 1,417.4 grams. About how much does 1 baseball weigh? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a gram. Round your answer to the nearest gram.. Which answer would you give if someone asked, "About how much does a baseball weigh?" Explain your choice.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

If all the ten balls weigh 1,417.4 grams

Then 1 ball weighs 1,417.4 grams/10 = 141.74

To the nearest tenth = 141.7

To the nearest gram= 142

If someone asks me the weight of one ball I will give the answer as 141.7 because it contains exactly the same number of decimal points as we have in the question.