A number or a short expression. Spacing and $ signs are ignored.
Solution
If 0<a<20, then a1>201. Therefore, 151>201 and 101>201. Also, 201=0.05 which is less than both 0.5 and 0.055. Lastly, 201>251 since 0<20<25. Therefore, 251 is the only one of the choices that is less than 201.
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