SOLUTION: Bo mistakenly divided a number by 5 when Bo should have multiplied it by 5. Find his percent of error.
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Question 356419: Bo mistakenly divided a number by 5 when Bo should have multiplied it by 5. Find his percent of error.
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Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
10/5=2
10*5=50
50/2=2500% error
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Ed
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