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by silvia928 » Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:18 am
Is the hundredths digit of the decimal d greater than 5?

(1) the tenths digits of 10d is 7
(2) the thousandths digit of d/10 is 7

Ans. (D)

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by chidcguy » Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:25 am
10th's digit of 10d is nothing but hundredths digit of d, which is 7

thousandths digit of d/10 is nothing but hundredths digit of d, which is 7

Hence D

the concept that is tested is

(1) If you multiply a decimal by 10, digits after the . will shift towards the left for each multiplication by 10

(2) If you divide by 10, digits after the . will shift towards the right for each division by 10

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