<p>A positive number is mistakenly divided by <img alt="$6$" height="14" src="https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/0/1/601a7806cbfad68196c43a4665871f8c3186802e.png" width="11" /> instead of being multiplied by <img alt="$6.$" height="12" src="https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/1/d/e/1de3ed5fb7fa9b1fa73395d65c43e5bc81cd9d61.png" width="12" /> Based on the correct answer, the error thus committed, to the nearest percent, is :</p> <p><img alt="$\text{(A) } 100\quad \text{(B) } 97\quad \text{(C) } 83\quad \text{(D) } 17\quad \text{(E) } 3$" height="17" src="https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/7/9/679c997371fe375693567a4f75735f8e99c6d14e.png" width="309" /></p>

Question No: 469

A positive number is mistakenly divided by $6$ instead of being multiplied by $6.$ Based on the correct answer, the error thus committed, to the nearest percent, is :

$\text{(A) } 100\quad \text{(B) } 97\quad \text{(C) } 83\quad \text{(D) } 17\quad \text{(E) } 3$

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