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Andrea's family stopped at the gas station to get gas. At gas stations, the price of gas per gallon is given to the nearest thousandth. In order to determine how much money he would need to pay for the gas, Andrea's dad asked her to round the price of gas per gallon to the nearest hundredth.The gas price per gallon rounded to the nearest hundredth was $2.50. Which of the following prices could have been the original gas price?



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One hundredth is 0.01. If a number is above 4 it is rounded up.  If it is below five, it is rounded down. 3 is rounded down to $2.49.  8 is rounded up to give $2.50.  5 is rounded up to give $2.51.  9 is rounded up to give $2.51.  The answer is $2.498. 

The following prices could have been the original gas price is $2.498.

How to calculate unit price of something?

Unit means 'single entity', the fundamental constructing block. Usually, it is 1 in mathematics and science.

Thus, unit price of something is price of 1 thing.

Thus, suppose we're taking about price of mangoes, then unit price will denote the price of 1 mango.

One hundredth = 0.01

If a number is above 4 it is rounded up.  

If a number is below five, it is rounded down.

3 is rounded down to $2.49.  

8 is rounded up to give $2.50.  

5 is rounded up to give $2.51.  

9 is rounded up to give $2.51.  

The following prices could have been the original gas price is $2.498.

The complete question is

"Which of the following prices could have been the original gas price?

(2.49, 2.48, 2.47, 2.46, 2.45)"

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