A photography club would like to raise money for a local help 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 around the answer to the nearest whole number?
To find the percent error, we need to find the absolute difference between the predicted number of bags and the actual number of bags, divide it by the predicted number of bags, and then multiply by 100.
Absolute difference = |250 - 266| = 16
Percent error = (16 / 250) * 100 ≈ 6.4
Rounded to the nearest whole number, the percent error is 6%.