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John needs to purchase a blanket for his bedroom. John measured the blanket as 6 ft. The actual measurement was 5.5 ft. What is John’s percent error?

User Fayakon
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Answer: 8.3% error

Explanation:


(5.5)/(6)×100= 91.6%

100-91.6=8.3

User Joshwilsonvu
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Answer:

9.09%

Explanation:

Percent error=6-5.5/5.5*100

User Alkino
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