alleryStart learning →The price of a gallon of gasoline is given as an example of which kind of number?
AA negative number
BA decimal number
CA prime number
DA square number
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. A decimal number
1. Decimals are introduced through a familiar price.
2. Prices are written with a whole part and a part after the point.
3. The price of a gallon of gasoline is written as a decimal number.
4. It uses a decimal point for dollars and cents.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 'Decimals', sections 5.1-5.7_
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