1968 AHSME Problems/Problem 8
Problem
A positive number is mistakenly divided by instead of being multiplied by Based on the correct answer, the error thus committed, to the nearest percent, is :
Solution
Let be the original number in question. The number divided by 6 is , and the number multiplied by 6 is . Because , and %, the error (which is our deviation from the correct value) is about %. Thus, our answer is .
See also
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