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Percentages, SM-Bank 001 MC

Which of the following lists the numbers in increasing order?

  1. \(65\text {%}\ ,\ 0.7\ ,\ 0.72\ ,\ \dfrac{3}{4}\)
  2. \(\dfrac{3}{4}\ ,\ 0.7\ ,\ 65\text{%}\ ,\ 0.72\)
  3. \(65\text {%}\ ,\ \dfrac{3}{4}\ ,\ 0.7\ ,\ 0.72\)
  4. \(\dfrac{3}{4}\ ,\ 0.72\ ,\ 0.7\ ,\ 65\text {%}\)
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\(A\)

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\(\text{Convert to decimals:}\)

\(65\text{%} = \dfrac{65}{100}= 0.65\)

\(\dfrac{3}{4} = \dfrac{75}{100}=0.75\)

\(\therefore\ \text{ascending (increasing) order is } \rightarrow\  65\text{%}\ ,\ 0.7\ ,\ 0.72\ ,\ \dfrac{3}{4}\)

\(\Rightarrow A\)