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p = 5461;x='1001';a=x ||'/'||pWhat is the value of a?

  1. 1001/ 5461

  2. Error because of concatenating character and numeric variable

  3. 1001/ 5461

  4. 1001/5461
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Explanation

In SAS, when using the concatenation operator || with a numeric variable like p, SAS automatically converts p to a character string using the BEST12. format, which is right-aligned with leading spaces. Thus, p becomes 8 spaces followed by 5461, yielding 1001/ 5461.

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