Question

3 6.5.4 practice 3 a bag of chocolates is labeled to contain 0.384 pound of chocolates. the actual weight of the chocolates is 0.3798 pound. a. are the chocolates heavier or lighter than the weight stated on the label? explain how you know. heavier lighter

Explanation:

Step1: Compare actual vs labeled weight

Compare $0.3798$ and $0.384$. Rewrite $0.384$ as $0.3840$ for digit-by-digit comparison.

Step2: Analyze the comparison

$0.3798 < 0.3840$, so actual weight < labeled weight.

Answer:

lighter
The actual weight of the chocolates (0.3798 pound) is less than the labeled weight (0.384 pound), so the chocolates are lighter than the stated label weight.