Percent Error
Google maps tells you that it should take 81 minutes to drive to your grandparents house. It actually takes 84 minutes. What is the percent error?
3.70%
A shirt costs $15 plus 10% tax.
What is the total cost of the shirt?
$16.5
20% less than 42
33.6
70% of 18
12.6
$68
+ 10% tax
-10% coupon
$67.32
A recipe for acorn squash calls for 59 minutes in the oven. I take the squash out 5 minutes early.
What was the percent error?
8.47%
34 increased by 81%
61.54
2% less than 77
75.46
4% of 44
1.76
$70
-12% discount
+ 7% tax
$65.91
The temperature in Death Valley is 95 degrees. The weather station is predicting 101.
What is the percent error?
6.32%
66% more than 20
33.2
96 decreased by 11%
85.44
36% of 70
25.2
$94
- 13% discount
+ 6% tax
$86.69
I expected to pay 19 dollars for a pair of earings. I actually spent 22.
What is the percent error?
15.79%
83 increased by 46%
121.18
63% less than 21
7.77
46% of 56
25.76
$73
-10% discount
+10% tax
$72.27
Google maps tells you that it will take 70 minutes to drive to Mt. Bachelor from Redmond.
It actually takes 66 minutes.
What was the percent error?
5.71%
3% more than 63
64.89
32 decreased by 39%
19.52
16% of 35
5.6
$93
-8% discount
+ 20% tip
$102.67