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Clarence estimated the number of marbles in a jar as 500. There are actually 420marbles in the jar. What is the percent error of his estimate? Round to the nearest tenth percent if necessary.

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84 percent
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Clarence estimated the number of marbles in a jar as 500. There are actually 420marbles-example-1
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.84 is the percent deficit , hope this helped (:
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