Question

a birthday party hast planned for 20 people, but 17 actually attended . what is the percent error?

Answer 1

There is 17.65% error in calculations.

Step-by-step explanation:

People planned = Approx value = 20

People attended = Exact value = 17

Percent error = $\frac{|approx-exact|}{exact}*100$

$Percent\ error=\frac{|20-17|}{17}*100\\\\Percent\ error=\frac{3}{17}*100\\\\Percent\ error=\frac{300}{17}\\\\Percent\ error=17.65\%$

There is 17.65% error in calculations.

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