If 1.125 × 10k = 0.001125, then the value of k is: · ABC26GN0654

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Decimal Fractions

If 1.125 × 10k = 0.001125, then the value of k is:

(a)– 4

(b)– 3

(c)– 2

(d)– 1 7

Answer

Answer (as printed): B

Explanation

10k = 0.001125 = 1.125 = = 1 = 10 − 3. 1.125 1125 1125 × 10 3 10 3 ) ∴ k = – 3.  1 1 1 

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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