Question

John spent $75 on a shopping trip for new clothes last week. He had expected to spend $100 on clothes. A 6-column table with 1 row. Column 1 is labeled Approximate Value with entry 100 dollars. Column 2 is labeled Exact Value with entry 75 dollars. Column 3 is labeled Error with entry 25 dollars. Column 4 is labeled Absolute Error with entry blank. Column 5 is labeled Ratio with entry blank. Column 6 is labeled Percent Error with entry blank. How much was the absolute error in his estimate? $ in the cost due to the luggage fee? The cost increase is 12%. The cost increase is 20%. The cost increase is 48%. The cost increase is 89%.

Answer 1

Absolute Error is ±25$

Explanation:

Approximate Value ⇒ 100 dollars

Exact Value ⇒ 75 dollars

Error ⇒ 25 dollars

Absolute Error ⇒ ±25 dollars

Ratio ⇒ 25/75 = 0.3333

Percent Error ⇒ 33.33%