A traveling carnival visits 3 cities in 3 weeks. The accountant reports the carnival sold an average of 1,200 tickets. City A reported 1,100 tickets sold, City B reported 1,000 tickets sold, and City C reported 950 tickets sold. Find the percent error. Round the answer to the nearest whole number.(1 point)
Responses
154%
154%
16%
16%
15%
15%
18%
To find the percent error, we need to compare the average number of tickets sold (1,200) with the total number of tickets sold in all three cities. The total number of tickets sold in three cities is 1,100 + 1,000 + 950 = 3,050.
To find the percent error, we can subtract the average from the total, divide by the average, and multiply by 100.
Percent Error = ((Total - Average) / Average) * 100
Percent Error = ((3,050 - 1,200) / 1,200) * 100
Percent Error = (1,850 / 1,200) * 100
Percent Error = 1.54 * 100
Percent Error = 154%
Rounded to the nearest whole number, the percent error is 154%.