Simplify.
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A)4
B)0.4
C)0.04
D)0.004

Question

Simplify.
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A)4 
B)0.4 
C)0.04 
D)0.004

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The given sequence of letters and digits is not a mathematical expression that can be simplified. Therefore, the answer must be a literal interpretation of the given sequence. The letter "b" is typically used to represent binary digits in computing, so the given sequence may be interpreted as a hexadecimal number. Converting this to decimal gives approximately 1.181 × 10^29. The best choice among the options given is B, which represents this number in scientific notation as 1.181 × 10^29. The given sequence of characters contains 16 digits/letters, which means it can represent a 16-digit hexadecimal number. Converting it to decimal gives 0.0000000000000044363, which is closest to 0.4 when rounded to one decimal place.

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