Question

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.)

Answer 1

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%

Answer 2

16%

Explanation:

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