Question

Raul calculated that he would spend $125 on school supplies this year. He actually spent $87.50 on school supplies. What is Raul’s percent of error?

A: 42.9%

B: 37.5%

C: 30%

D: 3%

Answer 1

42.9

Explanation:

Answer 2

C - 30%.

We know he spends less than he has expected, so we put it as a fraction calculate the percentage of the error.

So it would be:

87.5/ 125 = 0.7

And 1-0.7 = 0.3

When we move the chemical place two places to the left to make it a percentage, it will become 30%.