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

Answer 1

To get the correct answer to this question, you just need to divide 20% by 0.05% in order to get the answer, how many times a manual filer is more likely to make an error than an electronic file.
20: 0.05 = 400
The answer is C. 400 times more likely.