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D is a real number with non terminating digits a1 and a2 after the decimal point. Let D=0,a1a2a1a2........ with a1&a2 both not zero which of the following when multiplied by D will necessarily give an integer ?

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99
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18
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125
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75
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Solution

The correct option is A 99
its straight question
give D=0.abababab (say1)
Multiply both sides by 100 i.e.
100D=ab.abababab (say2)
now subtract 1 from 2. That gives
99D=ab=>D=ab/99 hence it should be multiplied by 99k to get an integer ab.

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