- A80,000
- B79,000
- C80,001
- D70,000
Step-by-Step Solution
The new reading is the successor of 79,999, that is 79,999 + 1 = 80,000. All four 9s roll over to 0 and the 7 becomes 8. Answering 80,001 adds 2 instead of 1.
Answer: A) 80,000
The odometer of a car in Nagpur reads 79,999 km. What will it read after the car travels 1 more kilometre?
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Key idea: Successor and predecessor
Every whole number has a successor (the number one more than it). Every whole number except 0 has a predecessor (the number one less than it). Successor of 24 is 25. Predecessor of 100 is 99. Predecessor of 0 — there isn't one in the whole numbers. (The predecessor of 0 is −1, but that is an integer, not a whole number.)
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