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by Shahrukh_mbabreakspace » Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:27 am
Since the question asks for the closest answer, let us 1/9=1/8
As it will solve the question easily, it becomes: 1/(1/2)=2

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Wed Jul 04, 2018 4:15 am
BTGmoderatorDC wrote:Image

The value of the above image is closest to which of the following?

A. 2

B. 3/2

C. 1

D. 1/2

E. 0
One option is to replace each fraction in the NUMERATOR with its decimal approximation.

7/8 ≈ 0.88
1/9 ≈ 0.11
1/2 = 0.5

So, (7/8 + 1/9)/(1/2) ≈ (0.88 + 0.11)/(1/2)
≈ (0.99)/(1/2)
≈ 1/(1/2)
≈ 2

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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:00 pm
BTGmoderatorDC wrote:Image

The value of the above image is closest to which of the following?

A. 2

B. 3/2

C. 1

D. 1/2

E. 0
We can approximate 1/9 as 1/8, so the numerator is 7/8 + 1/8 = 1 and 1/(1/2) = 2.

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by ca7ch22 » Sat Mar 02, 2019 3:43 pm
[1] Approximate Values:
$$\frac{7}{8} + \frac{1}{9} \approx 1 $$

[2] Solve:
$$\frac{1}{\frac{1}{2}}$$
= 1 * 2
= 2
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