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A farmer estimated that there were 25 gallons of water left in a tank. When he checked, there was actually 29 gallons left. What is his percent error?
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A farmer estimated that there were 25 gallons of water left in a tank. When he checked, there was actually 29

gallons left. What is his percent error?

User Dinesh Katwal
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His percentage error is 13.7931%



How I got it:


(29 - 25) divided by 29

= 4/29 (convert to percentage)

= 13.7931%


User Rasheed Qureshi
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Percentage Error = (|25-29|)/29 * 100% = 13.7931%

User Jobomat
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