Book Maths Puzzle Numerical Ability Percentage

A no. Is by mistake divided by 5 instead of being multiplied by 5 wat is the % error
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let the number 20
20*5 = 100
20/5= 4
so error is 96%
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Let the no be x.
It was supposed to become 5x but it came out to be x/5.
Thus, (x/5-5x)/5x *100 = -96% error
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Sorry [(50-2)/50]*100=96% ans
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Let 10 is value to be multiplied
Actual value 10*5=50
By mistake it is 10/5=2
%error=[(50-2)/2]*100=2400%
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