Question

The cost of 10,000 identical books is 456,000 dollars. How much does each book cost?

• A. 456.00 dollars
• B. 45.60 dollars
• C. 4.56 dollars
• D. 0.456 dollars

Answer 1

The correct option is B 45.60 dollars

Cost of 10,000 identical books = 456,000 dollars

Therefore, cost of 1 book = 456,000 $÷$ 10,000

To divide a number by 10000, we have to move the decimal point four places to the left.

$⟹$ 456,000 $÷$ 10000 = 45.60

Hence, cost of 1 book = 45.60 dollars