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A number is mistakenly divided by 2 instead of being multiplied by 2. Find the percentage change in result due to mistake

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Answered by manishsingh410
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Answered by Kiran11918114
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Solution:

We will proceed as follows:

Let the number be x.

Then actual value should be 2x and the measured value is x/2.

Therefore, the percentage error can be calculated as:

Actual value−Measured value/Actual value×100

=2x−x/2/2x×100

=4x−x/2/2x×100

=3x/2×1/2x×100

=3/4×100

=75%

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