a traveling carnival visits 3 cities in 3 weeks. the accountant reports the carnival sold an average of 1200 tickets. city a reported 1100 tickets sold, city b reported 1000 tickets sold, and city c reported 950 tickets sold. find the percent error. round to the nearest whole number
To find the percent error, we need to compare the reported average number of tickets sold to the actual average number of tickets sold.
The actual average number of tickets sold is the sum of the tickets sold in each city divided by the number of cities: (1100 + 1000 + 950) / 3 = 1050.
The percent error is then calculated by finding the difference between the reported and actual average, dividing it by the actual average, and multiplying by 100: ((1200 - 1050) / 1050) * 100 = 14.29%.
Rounded to the nearest whole number, the percent error is 14%.