Wanda made an error in converting the percentage to a decimal. Let's go through the correct steps to determine [tex]$73\%$[/tex] of [tex]$\$[/tex]400[tex]$.
1. Convert the Percent to a Decimal:
- To convert $[/tex]73\%[tex]$ to a decimal, you divide by $[/tex]100[tex]$.
- $[/tex]73\% = \frac{73}{100} = 0.73[tex]$
2. Multiply the Decimal by the Given Value:
- Now, you need to find $[/tex]73\%[tex]$ of $[/tex]\[tex]$400$[/tex].
- This can be calculated by multiplying [tex]$0.73$[/tex] by [tex]$\$[/tex]400[tex]$.
- $[/tex]0.73 \times 400 = 292[tex]$
Thus, $[/tex]73\%[tex]$ of $[/tex]\[tex]$400$[/tex] is [tex]$\$[/tex]292[tex]$.
The error Wanda made is that she incorrectly converted $[/tex]73\%[tex]$ to $[/tex]7.3[tex]$ instead of $[/tex]0.73[tex]$. Therefore, $[/tex]73\%[tex]$ of $[/tex]\[tex]$400$[/tex] is [tex]$\$[/tex]292[tex]$, not $[/tex]\[tex]$2,920$[/tex].
