Carcass wrote:
Which one of the following is nearest to 0.313233 ?
(A) \(\frac{3}{10}\)
(B) \(\frac{31}{100}\)
(C) \(\frac{313}{1000}\)
(D) \(\frac{3132}{10000}\)
(E) \(\frac{31323}{10000}\)
First recognize that
\(0.313233 = \frac{313,233}{1,000,000}\)A) \(\frac{3}{10}=\frac{300,000}{1,000,000}\)
\(\frac{313,233}{1,000,000} - \frac{300,000}{1,000,000} = \frac{13,233}{1,000,000}\)
So, answer choice A is \(\frac{13,233}{1,000,000}\) away from the given decimal.
B) \(\frac{31}{100}=\frac{310,000}{1,000,000}\)
\(\frac{313,233}{1,000,000} - \frac{310,000}{1,000,000} = \frac{3,233}{1,000,000}\)
So, answer choice B is \(\frac{3,233}{1,000,000}\) away from the given decimal.
C) \(\frac{313}{1,000}=\frac{313,000}{1,000,000}\)
\(\frac{313,233}{1,000,000} - \frac{313,000}{1,000,000} = \frac{233}{1,000,000}\)
So, answer choice C is \(\frac{233}{1,000,000}\) away from the given decimal.
D) \(\frac{3,132}{10,000}=\frac{313,200}{1,000,000}\)
\(\frac{313,233}{1,000,000} - \frac{313,200}{1,000,000} = \frac{33}{1,000,000}\)
So, answer choice D is \(\frac{33}{1,000,000}\) away from the given decimal.
E) \(\frac{31,323}{100,000}=\frac{313,230}{1,000,000}\)
\(\frac{313,233}{1,000,000} - \frac{313,230}{1,000,000} = \frac{3}{1,000,000}\)
So, answer choice E is \(\frac{3}{1,000,000}\) away from the given decimal.
Answer: E
Cheers,
Brent