A boy estimated his transport fare for a journey as N190 instead of N200. Find the percentage error in his estimate
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A.
95% -
B.
47.5% -
C.
5.26% -
D.
5%
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation
The percentage error is (frac{error}{actual}times frac{100}{1}%\
=frac{200-190}{200}times frac{100}{1}\
=frac{10}{200}times frac{100}{1}% = 5%)