Question

You estimate that your school is about 49 ft tall. Your school is actually 58 ft tall. Find the percent error in your estimation.
The percent error is
%. (Round to the nearest percent as needed.)

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

.155 would be the decimal. 58-49 is 9. 9/58 to find the decimal of .155. then multiply by 100 to get 15.5% or 16%

Answer 2

Answer:

16%

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{|49-58|}{58}*100=15.5=16$