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1988 AJHSME Problems/Problem 2

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Problem

The product $8\times .25\times 2\times .125 =$

$\text{(A)}\ \frac18 \qquad \text{(B)}\ \frac14 \qquad \text{(C)}\ \frac12 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 1 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 2$

Solution

Converting the decimals to fractions, this is $\begin{align*}8\times \frac{1}{4} \times 2\times \frac{1}{8} &= \frac{8\times 2}{4\times 8} \\&= \frac{16}{32} \\&amp...$

See Also

1988 AJHSME (Problems • Resources)
Preceded by Problem 1	Followed by Problem 3
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25

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