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What is the formula for Percent Error?





Mrs. Wheeler had a bowl of M&M’s sitting on her table. Her daughter Lauren told her that she thought there were 100 M&M’s in the bowl. They decided to count them to see if Lauren was correct. There were actually 75 What was her percent error rounded to the nearest tenth?

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There was 33.3% error in Lauren's calculation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Approx M&M's thought by Lauren = 100

Actual present in the bowl = 75

Percent error = [tex]\frac{|approx-exact|}{exact}*100[/tex]

[tex]Percent\ error=\frac{|100-75|}{75}*100\\\\Percent\ error=\frac{|25|}{75}*100\\\\Percent\ error=\frac{2500}{75}\\Percent\ error=33.3\%[/tex]

There was 33.3% error in Lauren's calculation.

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