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Eva estimates that 475 songs will fit on her iPod. The actual amount of songs that fit is 380. List the amount of error, the actual amount, and the percent of error.Eva estimates that 475 songs will fit on her iPod. The actual amount of songs that fit is 380. List the amount of error, the actual amount, and the percent of error.

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\begin{gathered} \text{Eva estimates}\Rightarrow475\text{ songs} \\ \text{Actual fit}\Rightarrow380songs \\ \text{The amount of error}\Rightarrow475-380=95songs(Ans) \\ \text{Now,} \\ \text{The percentage of error,} \\ \text{percentage}=(95)/(475)*100 \\ \text{Percentage}=20\text{ \%(Ans)} \end{gathered}

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