Question

John needs to purchase a blanket for his bedroom. John measured the blanket as 6 ft. The actual measurement was 5.5 ft. What is John’s percent error?

Answer 1

Answer: 8.3% error

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{5.5}{6}$×100= 91.6%

100-91.6=8.3

Answer 2

Answer:

9.09%

Step-by-step explanation:

Percent error=6-5.5/5.5*100