A sales boy gave a change of N68 instead of N72. Calculate his percentage error

Explanation

% error = \(\frac{error}{\text{actual value}} \times 100\)

error = N72 - N68 = 4

actual value = N72

%error = \(\frac{4}{72} \times 100\)

= \(\frac{100}{18} = \frac{50}{9}\) = 5\(\frac{5}{9}\)%