Question

Marcela estimates the distance between the library and town hall is 735 ft. The actual distance is 612 ft.

What is the percent error in Marcela's estimate?

Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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Answer 1

20.1

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The error percentage in estimation is 20 %

Explanation:

The estimated distance between library and town = 735 ft

The actual distance = 612 ft

The Error in estimation = Estimated Distance - Actual Distance

= 735 ft - 612 ft = 123 ft

So, the error in the estimation is 123 ft.

Now,
`\textrm{  Percentage in Error Estimation}  = \frac{\textrm{The estimated Error}}{\textrm{The estimated value}}  * 100`

=
`(123)/(612)  * 100 = 20.098`

or, The error percentage in estimation is 20.09%

Now, rounding off the value to the nearest tenths of a %, we get:

The error percentage in estimation is 20 %