Three-tenths of the total volume, v, of water in a bucket spills.

Which statement explains why 310x and 0.3x can each find the volume of the water that spilled?


Answers?:
(a) The fraction 310 is equivalent to the decimal 0.03. Therefore, 310x can be rewritten as 0.03x.

(b) Multiplying by 310 is the same as multiplying by 30%.

(c)Multiplying by 3 is the same as multiplying by 30%.

(c) The expressions are not equivalent.