Jambmaths question:
Find ${{\left( \frac{1}{0.06}\div \frac{1}{0.042} \right)}^{-1}}$
Option A:
1.43
Option B:
1.53
Option C:
3.14
Option D:
4.42
Jamb Maths Solution:
$\begin{align} & {{\left( \frac{1}{0.06}\div \frac{1}{0.042} \right)}^{-1}}={{\left( \frac{1}{\tfrac{6}{100}}\div \frac{1}{\tfrac{42}{1000}} \right)}^{-1}}={{\left( \frac{100}{6}\div \frac{1000}{42} \right)}^{-1}} \\ & ={{\left( \frac{100}{6}\times \frac{42}{1000} \right)}^{-1}}={{\left( \frac{7}{10} \right)}^{-1}}=\frac{10}{7}\approx 1.43 \\\end{align}$
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