A photography club would like to raise money for a local health 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? Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

Question

A photography club would like to raise money for a local health 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? Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

The percent error can be calculated using the formula:

Percent Error = ((Measured Value - Actual Value) / Actual Value) x 100%

In this case, the measured value is 266 bags of popcorn and the actual value is 250 bags of popcorn.

Percent Error = ((266 - 250) / 250) x 100%

Percent Error = (16 / 250) x 100%

Percent Error = 0.064 x 100%

Percent Error = 6.4%

Rounding to the nearest whole number, the percent error is 6%.