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Raul calculated that he would spend $125 on school supplies this year but he accually spent 87.50 on school supplies what is his percent of error

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Answer:

42.85

Explanation:

User Martynas B
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So you would use:
[ ((V2 - V1) / |V1|) * 100 ]
V1 = 87.5 to V2 = 125

= ((125 - 87.5) / |87.5|) * 100
= (37.5 / 87.5) * 100
= 0.428571 * 100
= 42.8571% change

= 42.8571% increase

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