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How is finding percent error similar to finding percent change

User Karwag
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percent change: shows the change as a percent of the old value ... so divide by the old value and make it a percentage
example: the percentage change from 5 to 7 is: 2/5 = 0.4 = 40%

and percent error:
shows the error as a percent of the exact value ... so divide by the exact value and make it a percentage:
example:65/325 = 0.2 = 20%

hope this helps!!
User Richard Henage
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