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You estimate that a used car will cost $8,250, the actual cost was $7,500, find the percent error

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If the actual was is $7,500 and the estimated cost was of $8,250, the percentage error is:


percentage_{\text{error}}=\frac{\text{estimated}-\text{actual}}{\text{actual}}\cdot100=(8250-7500)/(7500)\cdot100=0.10\cdot100=10

The percent error is 10%

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