then w – k =

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by sanju09 » Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:33 am
If [0.063 × 10^w]/ [0.0007 × 10^k] = 9 × 10^5, then w - k =
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 7



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by selango » Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:43 am
[0.063 X 10^w]/ [0.0007 X 10^k] = 9 X 10^5

63*10^w/10^3 / 7*10^k/10^4=9*10^5

9*10^w-k+1=9*10^5

w-k+1=5-->w-k=4

Pick B
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