Mia and Robert signed up to walk in a 5K walk/run race. They predict it will take them 60 minutes to complete the race. Mia and Robert finish the race in 53 minutes. What is the percent error?
Round to the nearest tenth.
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actual
estimated − actual
× 100
Percent Error = (60 - 53)/60 * 100
Percent Error = 7/60 * 100
Percent Error ≈ 11.7%