A photography club would like to raise money for a local health organization by selling popcorn. The club predicts they need to sell 250 bags of popcorn to reach their goal. At the end of the fundraiser, they sold 266 bags of popcorn and met their goal. What is the percent error? Round the answer to the nearest whole number.(1 point)
To find the percent error, we need to calculate the difference between the predicted number of bags and the actual number of bags sold. The percent error is given by:
((Actual - Predicted) / Predicted) x 100
In this case, the predicted number of bags is 250 and the actual number of bags sold is 266. Plugging these values into the equation:
((266 - 250) / 250) x 100 = (16 / 250) x 100 = 0.064 x 100 = 6.4
Rounding to the nearest whole number, the percent error is 6.