Tim predicts he will get 98 points on the next exam. If Tim actually earned 62 points, what was Tim's percent error? Round your

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stepladder [879]

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Tim predicts he will get 98 points on the next exam. If Tim actually earned 62 points, what was Tim's percent error? Round your

answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Mathematics

2 answers:

Verdich [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-03T22:05:47+03:00

Verdich [7]3 years ago

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Answer: 58.1

Step-by-step explanation:

98 - 62 / 62 = rounds to 58.1 Thank me Later..

zloy xaker [14] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-03T20:58:56+03:00

% change= (new # - original #) ÷ original # x 100

original #= 98
new #= 62

% change= (62-98)/98 x 100
= -36/98 x 100
= -0.36734 x 100
= -36.73%

Rounded to nearest 10th of %= -36.7%

CHECK:
= 98 - (98 * 36.73%)
= 98 - (98 * 0.3673)
= 98 - 36
= 62 new #

ANSWER:
Her percent error was 36.7% (rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent). The negative indicates a decrease.

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