Question

You estimate that there are 40 marbles in a jar. the actual amount is 34 marbles. find the percent error. round to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary.

Answer 1

The percentage error of the given estimation is 17.7%.

The percentage error of any estimation is calculated as:

Percentage error = {(|Actual Value - Estimated Value|)/Actual Value}*100%.

In the question,

The estimated value is given to be 40 marbles.

The actual value is given to be 34 marbles.

We are asked to find the percentage error of this estimation.

We know that:

Percentage error = {(|Actual Value - Estimated Value|)/Actual Value}*100%.

Substituting the values, we get:

Percentage error = {(|34 - 40|)/34}*100%,

or, Percentage error = 6/34*100%,

or, Percentage error = 17.6470 % = 17.7% (Rounding to the nearest tenth, that is, up to one decimal place).

Thus, the percentage error of the given estimation is 17.7%.

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