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

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Richard Horn · Answer 1

The answer is c. 400 times more likely.

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 likelyb.4,000 times more likelyc.400 times more likelyd.40 times more likely