A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5.3. What is the percentage error in the calculation?
A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5.3. What is the percentage error in the calculation? Correct Answer 64%
Let, number = x Actually multiplied by 53 then the value is = 5x3But instead it = 3x5So, the error distance = 5x3 - 3x5 = 16x155x3 , Error = 16x151 " " " = 16x×315×5x = 64%