Question

a meteorologist forecast that friday high tempeture would be 58°F. on friday the temperature reached 50°F. what is the percent error in the meteorologist forecast for friday error​

Answer 1

The percent error is 16%

Explanation:

The predicted temperature on Friday was 58°F, and the actual temperature turned out to be 50°F, which means the meteorologist's prediction was off by 8°F; now, we need to find was percent is 8°F of 50°F, and the answer is:

`(8)/(50) *100= 0.16*100=16\%`

Thus, the percent error in the meteorologist's forecast was 16%.