Question

A bakery sold 101 cupcakes in one day. The head baker predicted he would sell 81 cupcakes that day. What was the percent error of the baker's prediction? *

Answer 1

19.8% is the percent error of the baker's prediction.

Explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

Total number of cupcakes sold in 1 day = 101

Predicted number of cupcakes sold = 81

We have to find the percent error of the baker's prediction.

Percentage error =

`=\frac{\text{Actual value - Predicted value}}{\text{Actual values}}* 100\%`

Putting values, we get

`=(101-81)/(101)* 100\%\\\\=19.8\%`

Thus, 19.8% is the percent error of the baker's prediction.