What value is 0x3F60 0000 as a IEEE-754, 32-bit. floating-point number? Note: one sign-bit, eight exponent-bits biased by 127, and 23 mantissa-bits. a. 3/8 b. 7/8 c. 3/4 d. 3/16

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What value is 0x3F60 0000 as a IEEE-754, 32-bit. floating-point number?

Note: one sign-bit, eight exponent-bits biased by 127, and 23 mantissa-bits.

a. 3/8

b. 7/8

c. 3/4

d. 3/16

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