Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) A floating-point number is a number with a decimal point.
• B) Java provides two primitive types for storing floating-point numbers in memory-float and double.
• C) Variables of type float represent single-precision floating-point numbers and have seven significant digits.
• D) Variables of type double represent double-precision floating-point numbers; these require twice as much memory as float variables and provide 14 significant digits.

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