Question

Sebastian said he could hit a golf ball 160 yards on his first drive. He hit the ball 152 yards. To the nearest tenth, what was Sebastian's percent error on his prediction?
A. 95%
B. 94.7%
C. 5.3%
D. 5%

Answer 1

Percentage error=| actual-experimental/actual |
Percentage error=160-152/152=0.05*100
5%