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1988 AJHSME Problem 8
Betty used a calculator to find the product 0.075 \times 2.56. She forgot to enter the decimal points. The calculator showed 19200. If Betty had entered the decimal points correctly, the answer would have been
\text{(A)}\ .0192 \qquad \text{(B)}\ .192 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 1.92 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 19.2 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 192
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