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Question
A number 3.625 is wrongly read as 3.265; find the percentage error.
Solution
Correct number = 3.625
Number wrongly read as = 3.265
Error
= 3.625 - 3.265
= 0.360
% Error
= `(0.360)/(3.625) xx 100`
= `(360)/(3625) xx 100`
= `(36000)/(3625)`
= 9.93%
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