Sequence And Series Question 627

Question: $ 0.5737373……= $

[Karnataka CET 2004]

Options:

A) $ \frac{284}{497} $

B) $ \frac{284}{495} $

C) $ \frac{568}{990} $

D) $ \frac{567}{990} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Given series 0.5737373?? = 0.5 + 0.073 + 0.00073 = 0.5 + $ \frac{73}{1000}+\frac{73}{100000}+…. $ = $ 0.5+73[ \frac{1}{1000}+\frac{1}{100000}+….. ] $ = $ 0.5+73[ \frac{1/1000}{1-\frac{1}{100}} ] $ = $ 0.5+\frac{73}{1000}.\frac{100}{99}=\frac{5}{10}+\frac{73}{990} $ = $ \frac{495+73}{990}=\frac{568}{990} $ .