A university football stadium has 81,500 seats. The stadium is at full capacity on game day. Layla believes only 79,000 seats are occupied. Find the percent error of Layla’s prediction. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent.(1 point)
Responses
90.3067%
90.3067%
−3.07%
negative 3.07 percent
3.07%
3.07%
0.0307%
0.0307%
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To find the percent error, we need to compare Layla's prediction with the actual number of occupied seats.
Actual number of occupied seats: 81,500
Layla's prediction: 79,000
The difference between the prediction and the actual value is:
81,500 - 79,000 = 2,500
To find the percent error, we divide the difference by the actual value and multiply by 100:
(2,500/81,500) * 100 = 0.0307 * 100 = 3.07 %
Therefore, the percent error of Layla's prediction is 3.07%. The correct answer choice is 3.07%.