“The chances of your home being destroyed in a nuclear power accident are one in five septendecillion. This is approximately the same odds of your home being struck by lightning and a meteorite at the same instant.”This is an example of:
a) using unnecessary jargon.
b) necessary technical language.
c) a typical example.
d) translating measurement scales.
ANS: d
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