SOLUTION: A STUDENT WAS ASKED TO DIVIDE 7.5 BY 8.3 AND TO OBTAIN THE QUOTIENT CORRECT TO THREE DECIMAL PLACES, BUT HE DIVIDED 8.3 BY 7.5 AND GOT THE RESULT CORRECT 2 DECIMAL PLACES. BY HOW M

SOLUTION: A STUDENT WAS ASKED TO DIVIDE 7.5 BY 8.3 AND TO OBTAIN THE QUOTIENT CORRECT TO THREE DECIMAL PLACES, BUT HE DIVIDED 8.3 BY 7.5 AND GOT THE RESULT CORRECT 2 DECIMAL PLACES. BY HOW M

Algebra.Com

Question 897354: A STUDENT WAS ASKED TO DIVIDE 7.5 BY 8.3 AND TO OBTAIN THE QUOTIENT CORRECT TO THREE DECIMAL PLACES, BUT HE DIVIDED 8.3 BY 7.5 AND GOT THE RESULT CORRECT 2 DECIMAL PLACES. BY HOW MUCH PERCENT WAS HIS RESULT WRONG?
PLEASE PROVIDE THE SOLUTION....ANSWER IS 22.8%...
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
7.5 / 8.3 = 0.904
8.3 / 7.5 = 1.11
1.11 - 0.904 = 0.206
0.206 / 0.904 = 0.227876106 approx 22.8%

RELATED QUESTIONS
Solve the exponential equation. Use a calculator to obtain a decimal approximation,... (answered by sofiyac,Alan3354)

The recommended number of hours of sleep per night is 8 hours, but everybody "knows" that (answered by Fombitz)

Giving a test to a group of students, the grades and genders are summarized below.... (answered by solver91311)

the equation is: 3(squared)+ 2(squared) -1(squared) over (answered by IWork4Dessert)

Solve the equation algebraically. Obtain a numerical approximation for your solution and... (answered by josmiceli)

I need to divide a polynomial by a polynomial: X^3-8 divided by... (answered by solver91311)

This is a matrix : [ 7 -8 5 3 -2 8 6 6 ] I was asked to find position... (answered by Fombitz)

A student was asked to form two-digit numbers using the following digits:... (answered by ikleyn)

Solve the following equation for x, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places:... (answered by MathLover1)

Solve Algebraically, approx. answer to 3 decimal places 5(10^(x-6) = 7 I have... (answered by Alan3354,Earlsdon,Theo)