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Elina [12.6K]
3 years ago
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I tell you these facts about a mystery number, $c$: $\bullet$ $1.5 < c < 2$ $\bullet$ $c$ can be written as a fraction wit

h one digit for the numerator and one digit for the denominator. $\bullet$ Both $c$ and $1/c$ can be written as finite (non-repeating) decimals. What is this mystery number?
Mathematics
2 answers:
makkiz [27]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Possible answer: \displaystyle c = \frac{16}{10} = \frac{8}{5} = 1.6.

Step-by-step explanation:

Rewrite the bounds of c as fractions:

The simplest fraction for 1.5 is \displaystyle \frac{3}{2}. Write the upper bound 2 as a fraction with the same denominator:

\displaystyle 2 = 2 \times 1 = 2 \times \frac{2}{2} = \frac{4}{2}.

Hence the range for c would be:

\displaystyle \frac{3}{2} < c < \frac{4}{2}.

If the denominator of c is also 2, then the range for its numerator (call it p) would be 3 < p < 4. Apparently, no whole number could fit into this interval. The reason is that the interval is open, and the difference between the bounds is less than 2.

To solve this problem, consider scaling up the denominator. To make sure that the numerator of the bounds are still whole numbers, multiply both the numerator and the denominator by a whole number (for example, 2.)

\displaystyle \frac{3}{2} = \frac{2 \times 3}{2 \times 2} = \frac{6}{4}.

\displaystyle \frac{4}{2} = \frac{2\times 4}{2 \times 2} = \frac{8}{4}.

At this point, the difference between the numerators is now 2. That allows a number (7 in this case) to fit between the bounds. However, \displaystyle \frac{1}{c} = \frac{4}{7} can't be written as finite decimals.

Try multiplying the numerator and the denominator by a different number.

\displaystyle \frac{3}{2} = \frac{3 \times 3}{3 \times 2} = \frac{9}{6}.

\displaystyle \frac{4}{2} = \frac{3\times 4}{3 \times 2} = \frac{12}{6}.

\displaystyle \frac{3}{2} = \frac{4 \times 3}{4 \times 2} = \frac{12}{8}.

\displaystyle \frac{4}{2} = \frac{4\times 4}{4 \times 2} = \frac{16}{8}.

\displaystyle \frac{3}{2} = \frac{5 \times 3}{5 \times 2} = \frac{15}{10}.

\displaystyle \frac{4}{2} = \frac{5\times 4}{5 \times 2} = \frac{20}{10}.

It is important to note that some expressions for c can be simplified. For example, \displaystyle \frac{16}{10} = \frac{2 \times 8}{2 \times 5} = \frac{8}{5} because of the common factor 2.

Apparently \displaystyle c = \frac{16}{10} = \frac{8}{5} works. c = 1.6 while \displaystyle \frac{1}{c} = \frac{5}{8} = 0.625.

stealth61 [152]3 years ago
7 0

Answer: 1.6

This answer is copied and pasted from an online site (aops) and this is what their explanation was, so please do not report for plagiarism!

Step-by-step explanation:

Because $c$ can be written as a finite decimal, we know it can be written as a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is a power of $10$. Thus, after simplification, the denominator must still be a divisor of some power of $10$. That is, it must be factorable into $2$s and $5$s.

Since this denominator is a single digit, our choices are $1,$ $2,$ $4,$ $5,$ or $8$. We have the same options for the numerator, since we know $1/c$ also has a finite decimal. From here we could just test all the possibilities to see if they're between $1.5$ and $2,$ but with a little cleverness we can eliminate some of the remaining possibilities. If we don't use $5$ as the numerator or denominator, then $c$ is forced to be a power of $2$, so it can't be between $1.5$ and $2$. So, we must use $5$, and our only plausible choices are $5/2$ (which is $2.5$), $5/4$ (which is $1.25$), and $8/5$ (which is $1.6$). Of these, only $c=\boxed{8/5}$ works.

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