A transposition error will cause the trial balance to be out of balance by an amount that is evenly divisible by nine.

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This statement is true. Transposition errors involve switching the places of two digits within a number, which will result in a difference that is evenly divisible by nine. For example, a transposition error of "54" instead of "45" would result in a difference of 9, which is divisible by 9.

A Transposition Error Will Cause the Trial Balance to Be