Question

If 20% of all manually filed returns contain errors, and 0.05% of all electronically filed returns contain errors, how much more likely is a manual filer to make an error than an electronic filer? a. 40,000 times more likely b. 4,000 times more likely c. 400 times more likely d. 40 times more likely please select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d

Answer 1

Based on the error rate of manually and electronically filed returns, the chances of making an error using manual instead of electronic is c. 400 times more likely.

How much more likely are errors with manual filing?

This can be found as:

= Percentage error from manual returns / Percentage error from electronic returns

Solving gives:

= 20% / 0.05%

= 400 times

In conclusion, option C is correct.

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