The value of of 10^8 - 10^2 / 10^7 - 10^3 is closest to which of the following:
a) 1
b) 10
c) 10^2
d) 10^3
e) 10^4
Please explain how you solve this one
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10^8 - 10^2 / 10^7 - 10^3
=1/10{(10^6-1)/(10^4-1)}
so numerator is slightly less than 10^6 and denominator is slightly less than 10^4
so the result will be around 10^6/10^4 or 10^2
IMO Ans [spoiler]10^2/10 or 10 i.e option B[/spoiler]
what is OA?
=1/10{(10^6-1)/(10^4-1)}
so numerator is slightly less than 10^6 and denominator is slightly less than 10^4
so the result will be around 10^6/10^4 or 10^2
IMO Ans [spoiler]10^2/10 or 10 i.e option B[/spoiler]
what is OA?
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10^8 - 10^2 / 10^7 - 10^3 =JimmyQ wrote: The value of of 10^8 - 10^2 / 10^7 - 10^3 is closest to which of the following:
a) 1 b) 10 c) 10^2 d) 10^3 e) 10^4
10^2(10^6-1) /10^3(10^4 - 1) =
10^x - 1 is very close to 10^x
10^6/10^(4+1) = 10
IMO B
