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What would be minimum possible value of n if [40% of 40% of........... n times] of 40 < 1

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What would be minimum possible value of n if [40% of 40% of........... n times] of 40 < 1
posted Jan 27, 2015 by Deepak Chitragar

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40*0.4=16
16*0.4=6.4
6.4*0.4=2.56
2.56*0.4=1.024
1.024*0.4=0.4096
so n= 5

answer Jan 27, 2015 by Jaspalsingh Parmar



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