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A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3, What is the percentage error in the calculation ?

Correct Answer: 64 %

Explanation:

Let the number be x.


Then, ideally he should have multiplied by  x by 5/3. Hence Correct result was x * (5/3)= 5x/3. 


 


By mistake he multiplied x by 3/5 . Hence the result with error  = 3x/5 


Then, error = (5x/3 - 3x/5) = 16x/15 


Error %  = (error/True vaue) * 100 = [(16/15) * x/(5/3) * x] * 100 = 64 %


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