Answer: 33.33...% percent error
Step-by-step explanation: To find the percent error from 16 to 12, we will be using the "percent error" equation.
difference = percent error x actual
To find the difference, subtract 12 from 16, which is 4.
4 = percent error x actual
The actual is 12 because, because a percent error from 16 to 12, means that the actual was 12 and the estimate was 16 because 16 was to "12"
4 = percent error x 12 (Solve for p, percent error)
4/12 = p
0.33... = p
Multiply 0.33.. by 100, to get the percent error.
0.33... x 100 = 33.33... or 33.33...%