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
0.0307%
0.0307%
3.07%
3.07%
90.3067%
90.3067%
−3.07%
To find the percent error, we need to compare the difference between Layla's prediction and the actual number of seats occupied to the actual number of seats occupied.
The actual number of seats occupied is 81,500 and Layla's prediction is 79,000.
The difference is 81,500 - 79,000 = 2,500.
Now, we divide the difference by the actual number of seats occupied: 2,500 / 81,500 = 0.0307.
To convert this to a percentage, we multiply by 100: 0.0307 * 100 = 3.07%.
The correct answer is 3.07%.