Question

12 students out of 50 students in a class opted for French as second language. The percentage of students who opted French as second language is ____ Rounding of 36.743 to nearest tenth will result in Ram divided 1.256 by 100 and got the answer as 125.6 Karan : Ram is correct because when we divide a decimal by 100, we have to shift the decimal point 2 places to the right. Hira : Ram is incorrect because when we divide a decimal by 100, we have to shift the decimal point 2 places to the left. Maya : Ram is incorrect because when we divide a decimal by whole number, value decreases and Ram got a product with greater value. Who is correct? The smallest decimal that can be formed with digits 2, 5, 0 and 1 is Rita ran 2 km 30 m in a 10 km marathon. How much more distance she has to cover to finish the marathon?

Answer 1

Answer:

Let x=0.3636....

⇒100x=36.363636....

⇒99x=100x-x

=36.363636....-0.363636

=36

⇒x=36/99=4/11.

So 0.363636....written in the form p/q is 4/11.

Sum of p and q=4+11=15

Ans:15