Question

Brittney guesses the number of Eminem candies in a jar at 413 the actual number of Eminem in the jar was 493 what is the percent error of Brittneys guess?

Answer 1

Given:

The number of candies in the jar is 413.

The actual number of candies in the jar was 493.

The percentage error is calculated as,

`\text{Percentage error=}\frac\text approximate value- Exact value{\text{Exact value}}*100`

The percentage error for the given data is,

`\begin{gathered} \text{Percentage error}=(|413-493|)/(493)*100 \\ =(80)/(493)*100 \\ =16.23\text{ \%} \end{gathered}`

Answer: percentage error is 16.23 % ( up to 2 decimal)