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प्रश्न
A student used the proportion `n/100 = 5/32` to find 5% of 32. What did the student do wrong?
उत्तर
Given, student used the proportion `n/100 = 5/32`
⇒ 5% of 32 will be calculated as `5/100 xx 32`
Since, x% of `n = x/100 xx n`
= `32/20`
= 1.6
But student finding percent is 5 of 32.
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