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You estimate that your school is about 49 ft tall. Your school is actually 58 ft tall. Find the percent error in your estimation.

The percent error is
%. (Round to the nearest percent as needed.)

User Icilma
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Answer:

Explanation:

.155 would be the decimal. 58-49 is 9. 9/58 to find the decimal of .155. then multiply by 100 to get 15.5% or 16%

User Mario Zannone
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Answer:

16%

Explanation:


(|49-58|)/(58)*100=15.5=16

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