1998 AJHSME Problems/Problem 5
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[hide]Problem
Which of the following numbers is largest?
Solution 1
Looking at the different answer choices, we have (up to 10 digits after the decimal)
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By inspection, we can see that is the largest number.
Solution 2
Looking at the fifth digit after the decimal of each, we find that choices , , and are eliminated. Since has a non-zero sixth digit after the decimal, unlike , we conclude that is the largest number.
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