Question

Andy estimated that he would need 71 feet of lumber for a tree house project. He later found that the actual amount of lumber needed was 60 feet. What was the percent error of Andy's estimation?
18.33%





15.49%





11%





84.51%

Answer 1

$x = \frac{60}{71}$
x = 0.845070423
x = 84.5070423 %  
x ~= 84.51%

Answer 2

Answer:

the correct answer is 18.33

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