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If x is equal to 49.5 percent of 11/23 of 0.996, then
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07 Jun 2017, 01:45
07 Jun 2017, 01:45
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If x is equal to 49.5 percent of \(\frac{11}{23}\) of 0.996, then
A) 0.20 < x < 0.25
B) 0.25 < x < 0.30
C) 0.30 < x < 0.35
D) 0.35 < x < 0.40
E) 0.40 < x < 0.45
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Re: If x is equal to 49.5 percent of 11/23 of 0.996, then
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27 Jun 2017, 13:09
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Carcass wrote:
If x is equal to 49.5 percent of 11/23 of 0.996, then
A) 0.20 < x < 0.25
B) 0.25 < x < 0.30
C) 0.30 < x < 0.35
D) 0.35 < x < 0.40
E) 0.40 < x < 0.45
Given: x = 49.5 percent of 11/23 of 0.996
In other words, x = (49.5/100)(11/23)(0.996)
Notice that 49.5/100 is a little bit less than 0.5
And 11/23 is a bit less than 0.5. Aside: we know this because 11/22 = 0.5, so 11/23 is a bit less than 0.5
And 0.996 is a bit less than 1
So, x = (little bit less than 0.5)(bit less than 0.5)(a bit less than 1)
We know that (0.5)(0.5)(1) = 0.25
So, (little bit less than 0.5)(bit less than 0.5)(a bit less than 1) = a bit less than 0.25
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Brent
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Re: If x is equal to 49.5 percent of 11/23 of 0.996, then
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31 Jan 2018, 00:23
31 Jan 2018, 00:23
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Working from the last part of the math.
x= 0.495*(11/23)*0.996 = 0.236
which is clearly in range A.
x= 0.495*(11/23)*0.996 = 0.236
which is clearly in range A.
