Question

glen is looking into buying a piece of land. he estimates that the land measures 700 yd by 50 yd. the land is actually 720 yd by 120 yd. what is the percent error in the estimated area of the land?

Answer 1

0.595

Explanation:

The computation of the percent error is as follows

Actual area is

= (720-yd × 120-yd)

= 86,400 square yards.

Estimated area is

= (700-yd × 50-yd)

= 35,000 square yards

Now

Error = (86,400 - 35,000)

= 51,400 square yards

Percent error is

= 51,400 ÷ 86,400

= 0.595