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It asks about the number of turns since the last maintenance. It obviously has to be less than 4.09× 10^6. Hence A

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The question asks "when" and not "since" so the right answer will be till the time of the last maintenance.
So, the correct answer will be 4.09 * 10^6 * 30 = 12.27 * 10^7 = 1.2 * 10^8
Hence the correct option is C.
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Given
In this question, we are given that
    • At Car Part Corporation, there is a machine that produces brake pads.
    • As the machine works, a wheel assembly turns.
    • After the wheel assembly turns 4.09× 10^6 times, the machine needs maintenance.
    • Since being installed, the machine has received maintenance 30 times.

To find
We need to determine
    • Approximately how many total turns had the wheel assembly made when the machine last received maintenance?

Approach and Working out
For each maintenance, the wheel assembly turns \(4.09 * 10^6\) times.
Hence, for 30 maintenances, total number of wheel assemble turns = \(30 * 4.09 * 10^6 = 3 * 4.09 * 10^6 * 10 = 12.27 * 10^7 = 1.227 * 10^8\)

Thus, option C is the correct answer.

Correct Answer: Option C
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