Question

A positive number is divided by 6, by mistake, instead of being multiplied by 6. What is the approximate percentage error?

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer:Let P be the positive number.

The actual value should have been. :-

P/6.

The value with the error is 6p

Error = 6p - 1/6p = 35/6p

Percentage error :

35/6p ÷ 6p

35/6p × 1/6p = 35/36

35/36 × 100 = 97.22 %

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Answer 2

Answer:

Let P be the positive number.

The actual value should have been. :-

P/6.

The value with the error is 6p

Error = 6p - 1/6p = 35/6p

Percentage error :

35/6p ÷ 6p

35/6p × 1/6p = 35/36

35/36 × 100 = 97.22 %