Question

A hospital bill is estimated to be $462.00. It ends up actually costing the patient $525.00. What is the percent of error in the bill? A. 7%, B. 15%, C. 9%, or D. 12% Please include explanation

Answer 1

Answer:

The Answer is C.) 9%

Step-by-step explanation: The first step is to divide the part by whole.

462/525, which equals 0.88. and then next multiply that by 100 to get the percentage  0.88*100 = 88. Just move the decimal 8.8% which rounds up to 9%.

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