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JAMB 2013 · UTME · Q4

Evaluate 1.25×0.0250.05\dfrac{1.25 \times 0.025}{0.05}, correct to 1 decimal place.

Worked solution (try it first)
  1. Top: 1.25×0.025=0.031251.25 \times 0.025 = 0.03125.
  2. Divide by 0.05, which is the same as multiplying by 20: 0.03125×20=0.6250.03125 \times 20 = 0.625.
  3. To 1 decimal place, the second decimal is 2, so round down: 0.6, option C.

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