Matthew was solving a puzzle based on decimal numbers. The first step is to think of a number and then find six times of that number. If he thinks of 4.6 then what is 6 times the number? [ 2 marks ]

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Solution

Number thought by Matthew = 4.6 [ 1 mark ]

We need to find 6 times the number.

Thus, 6 times the number that Matthew thought is 27.6 [ 1 mark ]

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