{"id":258377,"date":"2025-07-18T06:32:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T06:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=258377"},"modified":"2025-07-18T06:32:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T06:32:59","slug":"which-decimals-make-this-true-4-95-something-12-1-7-15-or-7-85-or-8-15-or-8-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/18\/which-decimals-make-this-true-4-95-something-12-1-7-15-or-7-85-or-8-15-or-8-85\/","title":{"rendered":"Which decimals make this true 4.95+ something = 12.1 7.15 or 7.85 or 8.15 or 8.85"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which decimals make this true 4.95+ something = 12.1 7.15 or 7.85 or 8.15 or 8.85<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>7.15<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem asks to find a decimal number that, when added to 4.95, gives a sum of 12.1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To solve this, you simply subtract 4.95 from 12.1: 12.1\u22124.95=7.1512.1 &#8211; 4.95 = 7.15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, the decimal that satisfies the equation <strong>4.95 + something = 12.1<\/strong> is <strong>7.15<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why this works:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you&#8217;re solving an equation like this, you&#8217;re essentially looking for the missing value. In mathematical terms, the equation is written as: 4.95+x=12.14.95 + x = 12.1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To isolate xx, subtract 4.95 from both sides: x=12.1\u22124.95=7.15x = 12.1 &#8211; 4.95 = 7.15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other numbers (7.85, 8.15, and 8.85) do not work because:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>4.95 + 7.85 = 12.8<\/strong>, which is greater than 12.1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4.95 + 8.15 = 13.1<\/strong>, which is also greater than 12.1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4.95 + 8.85 = 13.8<\/strong>, which is again greater than 12.1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, <strong>7.15<\/strong> is the only number that makes the equation true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which decimals make this true 4.95+ something = 12.1 7.15 or 7.85 or 8.15 or 8.85 The correct answer and explanation is: The correct answer is 7.15. Explanation: The problem asks to find a decimal number that, when added to 4.95, gives a sum of 12.1. 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