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Old 2008 October 5th, 02:12 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 12rk34 View Post
Now the one with smallest denominator will be closest to 1/2.
1/2 = 50.5/101
50.5/101 - 50/101 = 1/202
Similarly,
50/99 - 49.5/99 = 1/198
Since 1/202 < 1/198, E is the answer. ( A, B and C are closer to 1/2 to a lesser extent. )
Great thanks...
I usually get stuck with these decimal rounding and fractions and which one is larger.. could you share some concepts on this.
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