Question

A meteorologist forecasted that Monday's high temperature would be 76°F. On Monday,

the temperature reached 80°F.
What is the percent error in the meteorologist's forecast for Monday?

Answer 1

5%

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The percent error in the meteorologist's forecast for Monday is 5.26316 %

Solution:

Given that Monday's high temperature would be 76°F

On Monday, the temperature reached 80°F

To find: percent error in the meteorologist's forecast for Monday

Percent error is the difference between a measured and known value, divided by the known value, multiplied by 100%

The percent error is given as:

`\text {percent error }=\frac{\text {observed - standard}}{\text { standard value}} * 100`

Here standard value = 76 and observed value on monday = 80

`\text { percent error }=(80-76)/(76) * 100`

`\text { percent error }=(4)/(76) * 100=5.26316 \%`

Thus percent error in the meteorologist's forecast for Monday is 5.26316 %