Question

A warehouse supply worker accidentally misreads the number 75 as 57. What percent change did the reading error result in?

Answer 1

The percent change is 24 % due to reading error

Solution:

Given that a warehouse worker misread the number 75 as 57

To find: percent change due to reading error

Step 1:

Find the difference between the correct number and misread number

75 - 57 = 18

Step 2:

Calculate the percentage change due to reading error

`\text{ Percent change }= (difference\ between\ numbers)/(correct\ number) * 100`

`Percent\ change= (18)/(75) * 100`

`\rightarrow (18)/(75) * 100 = 0.24 * 100 = 24`

Thus the percent change is 24 % due to reading error