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Which of the following options is strictly less than 0.65?

Options

A

0.66¯

B

0.64¯

C

0.67

D

0.70

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Correct Answer :

Option B

0.64¯

Solution :

The correct answer is 0.64¯.

To find which option is strictly less than 0.65, we can expand any repeating decimals and compare each value to 0.65 place by place (tenths, hundredths, thousandths, etc.).

1. Evaluating 0.66¯:
The bar over 66 indicates a recurring decimal:
0.66¯=0.666666...
Comparing 0.6666... with 0.65, the digit in the hundredths place for 0.6666... is 6, which is greater than 5. Therefore, 0.6666... > 0.65.

2. Evaluating 0.64¯:
The bar over 64 indicates a recurring decimal:
0.64¯=0.646464...
Comparing 0.6464... with 0.65, the digit in the hundredths place for 0.6464... is 4, which is strictly less than 5. Therefore, 0.6464... < 0.65.

3. Evaluating 0.67:
Comparing 0.67 with 0.65, the hundredths digit is 7, which is greater than 5. Therefore, 0.67 > 0.65.

4. Evaluating 0.70:
Comparing 0.70 with 0.65, the tenths digit is 7, which is greater than 6. Therefore, 0.70 > 0.65.

Thus, the only value that is strictly less than 0.65 is 0.64¯.

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