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)

Question

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

3.07%
3.07%

−3.07%
negative 3.07 percent

90.3067%
90.3067%

0.0307%

Answer 1

To find the percent error, we need to compare the difference between Layla's prediction (79,000) and the actual number of seats (81,500), and then express this difference as a percentage of the actual number of seats.

First, find the difference between the actual and predicted number of seats: 81,500 - 79,000 = 2,500

Then, express this difference as a percentage of the actual number of seats: (2,500 / 81,500) * 100 = 3.07%

Therefore, Layla's percent error is 3.07%.