Ruiz needs to buy a countertop for a kitchen. He calculated the area to be 16 square feet. The actual area is 15.4 square feet.

Question

3 years ago

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What is Ruiz's percentage error?
0.6%
3.75%
3.9%
6%

2 answers:

lord [1] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-26T04:32:47+03:00

lord [1]3 years ago

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Answer: 3.9%

Step-by-step explanation:

First, subtract the two values:

16 - 15.4 = 0.6

Now divide this to the actual area:

0.6 / 15.4 = 0.038961039

Multiply by 100:

0.038961039 * 100 = 3.8961039

So the percent error is approximately 3.9%

Tems11 [23] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-26T05:47:24+03:00

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Answer:

3.75% Hope it helps

Step-by-step explanation:

i did it on a test on FLVS and got it correct. :)