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Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following addition problems cannot be solved accurately when using a floating-point system in which each value is
encoded by a byte whose most significant bit is the sign bit, the next three bits represent the exponent field in excess notation, and
the last four bits represent the mantissa?
A. 2 1/2+1 3/8
B. 3 1/2+4 1/2
C. 7+3/4
A only
A and B
B only
A, B, and C
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