Which of the following is closest to (998*0.02+4.97)/(1002*0.02+5.03)?
A. 0.50
B. 0.89
C. 0.98
D. 1.02
E. 1.05
OA after discussion.
Approximation
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# (998*0.02 + 4.97)/(1002*0.02 + 5.03)coderversion1 wrote:Which of the following is closest to (998*0.02+4.97)/(1002*0.02+5.03)?
= (19.96 + 4.97)/(20.04 + 5.03)
= (24.93)/(25.07)
Hence, the above quantity is slightly less than 1.
Hence, among all the options 0.98 is closest to the above quantity.
The correct answer is C.
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