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Diego measured the length of a fence to be 24 ft long. The actual length of the fence is 29 ft. Which of these is closest to the percent error for Diego’s measurement? A. 82.8% B. 117.2% C. 17% D. 17.2%
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Diego measured the length of a fence to be 24 ft long. The actual length of the fence is 29 ft. Which of these is closest to the percent error for Diego’s measurement?

A. 82.8%
B. 117.2%
C. 17%
D. 17.2%

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The answer is A. I did 24 divided by 29 which = .8275862069 but you simplify that to 82.8 because the 7 in .827 it larger than 5, it rounds up to 8. So the answer is 82.8%
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