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Determine the approximate value that should replace the question mark (?) in the following mathematical expression:

2?% of 499.99+1296.01=13.982

Options

A

6

B

5

C

2

D

4

E

3

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Correct Answer :

Option B

5

Solution :

The correct option is 5.

Let us solve the given mathematical expression step-by-step using approximation.

The given equation is:

2?% of 499.99+1296.01=13.982

Let the unknown value represented by the question mark (?) be x.

Step 1: Approximate the numbers to their nearest integers
- 499.99 can be approximated to 500.
- 1296.01 can be approximated to 1296.
- 13.98 can be approximated to 14.

Substituting these approximate values into the equation, we get:

2x% of 500+1296=142

Step 2: Calculate the square root and the square
- We know that 1296=36
- We also know that 142=196

Substitute these calculated values back into the simplified equation:

2x100×500+36=196

Step 3: Simplify the left-hand side
Since 500 divided by 100 is 5, we have:

2x×5+36=196

Subtract 36 from both sides of the equation:

2x×5=196-36

2x×5=160

Divide both sides by 5:

2x=1605

2x=32

Step 4: Solve for x
We can write 32 as a power of 2:

32=25

Therefore:

2x=25

x=5

Hence, the approximate value that should replace the question mark (?) is 5.

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