Graziano predicted that he would sell 420 tablecloths. He actually sold 520 tablecloths. What are the values of a and b in the table below? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
Percent Error
Item
Approximate value
Exact value
Error
Absolute error
Ratio
Percent error
Tablecloths
420
520
a
b
a = -100/420; b = -23.8%
a = -100/520; b = -19.2%
a = 100/520; b = 19.2%
a = 100/420; b = 23.8%
