Percent Decrease in Error Rate

Medium Arithmetic Fractions, Decimals, And Percents

A technician is analyzing the performance of a new software application. The software's error rate is currently measured at 0.08, which means it has errors in 8% of its operations. If the technician anticipates that by tuning the software, he can reduce the error rate to 0.05, what percent decrease in the error rate will the technician achieve?

Quantity A is greater than Quantity B.

Quantity A is less than Quantity B.

Quantity A is equal to Quantity B.

The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

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