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PLease please

Mr. Voelz estimates that he will spend $10 on concessions at the basketball game. He actually spends $15. What is the percent error?

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User Supermario
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Answer: 66.67%

Step-by-step explanation: The first step is to divide 10 by 15 to get the answer in decimal form: 10 / 15 = 0.6667 Then, I multiplied the answer from the first step by one hundred to get the answer as a percentage: 0.6667 * 100 = 66.67%

User Mahmoud Adam
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Answer:

He spent 150% than what he estimated.

Explanation:

15 ÷ 10 = 1.5 = 150%

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