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Express decimal equivalent of 1/60 to th...

Express decimal equivalent of 1/60 to three significant figures.

A

0.0167

B

0.01666

C

0.0166

D

`1.7 xx 10^2`

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A
`1/60 = 0.016666` . Rounding off to three significant digits , we get 0.0167
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