Question

Ank estimated that he drove about 450 miles in a week. He actually drove 485 miles. Find the percent error in Hank's estimate. Round to the nearest whole percent.

Answer 1

7.2%

Explanation:

Given data

Estimate=450miles

Actual= 485 miles

%error= actual-estimate/ actual*100

%error=35/ 485*100

%error=0.072*100

%error=7.2%