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We straight away ignore the options D and E as they are greater than 1, because in the above fraction the denominator is greater the numerator. Of the remaining, the answer should be C
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We straight away ignore the options D and E as they are greater than 1, because in the above fraction the denominator is greater the numerator. Of the remaining, the answer should be C
Since the question is asking that which is closest to 1/1.001. We can't just eliminate D & E. Though we can eliminate E in comparison to D. But there might be a possibility that 1/1.001 may be closest to 1 also..
So we will have to check it by solving or other methods.
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Which of the following is closest to (1)/(1.001)?

A. 0.997
B. 0.998
C. 0.999
D. 1.000
E. 1.001

We can convert 1.001 to a fraction and we have:

1/[(1001/1000)] = 1000/1001

It is obvious that this number is just a little smaller than 1 (which makes it just a little greater than 0.999), so the answer is either D or C. We must decide which. We will compare the difference between 1 and 1000/1001 to the difference between 1000/1001 and 0.999 = 999/1000.

1 - 1000/1001 = 1000/1000 - 1000/1001

= 1001000/1001000 - 1000000/1001000

= 1000/1001000

= 1/1001

1000/1001 - 999/1000 = 1000000/1001000 - 999999/1001000

= 1/1001000

Since the difference between 1000/1001 and 999/1000 is much smaller than the difference between 1 and 1000/1001, 1000/1001 is closer to 999/1000 = 0.999 than any other choice.

Answer: C
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1000/1001 > 999/1000

Hence C
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Which of the following is closest to (1)/(1.001)?

A. 0.997
B. 0.998
C. 0.999
D. 1.000
E. 1.001

This question has been posted previously; however, the thread is short and discontinued. I'm looking for a clear approach for solving this type of problem besides back-solving. Thanks!

\(\frac{1}{1.001} = \frac{1000}{1001}\)
which is slightly less than 1.

\(.999 = \frac{999}{1000}\)
which is slightly less than 1 too. When we add 1 to both the numerator and denominator of 999/1000, we get 1000/1001. This number will be closer to 1 than 999/1000.

So on the number line, we have .997, .998, .999, 1000/1001, 1.000, 1.001 in that order. Closest to 1000/1001 is either .999 or 1.
From 999/1000, we go to 1000/1001 by adding 1 to both numerator and denominator.
But from 1000/1001 to 1, we go by adding 1 to numerator alone. So 1 will be much greater than 1000/1001 (relatively speaking).

Hence closest to 1000/1001 is .999.

Answer (C)

Check this post for this concept: https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/veritas-prep-resource-links-no-longer-available-399979.html#/2011/0 ... round-one/
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D&E can be eliminated since answer cant be 1 or greater than 1.

Whenever you divide the number 1/1.1 0r 10/11 or 100/111 or 1/1.01 or 1/1.001 or 1/1.0001 it will always have the repetition value 9s in their decimal and it won't contain any such numbers as 8s or 7s in their decimal. That leads to straightaway option C.
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Which of the following is closest to 1/1.001?

A. 0.997
B. 0.998
C. 0.999
D. 1.000
E. 1.001

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