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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

In William Shakespeare's play As You Like It, Rosalind speaks to Orlando about "He that will divide a minute into a thousand parts". Which of the following is equal to the number of seconds in one thousandth of one minute?

(A) 0.240.24 (B) 0.60.6 (C) 0.0240.024 (D) 0.060.06 (E) 0.0060.006

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