Percent Error

The attendance for the basketball game was estimated to be 15,000 people but 12,500 people attended. What was the percent error?

• 16.67%

• 20%

• 2500%

• 80%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The students measured length during a science experiment, they got 12 cm. But the actual measurement was 14.25 cm. What was the percent error?

• 15.79%

• 18.75%

• 2.25%

• 18%

The deer population is estimated to be 17,600 in northern Illinois, but an actual count was 21,300. What is the percent error?

• 21%

• 17.37%

• 17.4%

• 21.02%

This bullseye demonstrates...

• High Accuracy & High Precision
• High Accuracy & Low Precision
• Low Accuracy & High Precision
• Low Accuracy & Low Precision

How close a measurement is to the accepted value is called..

• Accuracy

• Precision

• Significant

• Estimate

?

• High Accuracy & High Precision
• High Accuracy & Low Precision
• Low Accuracy & High Precision
• Low Accuracy & Low Precision

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

During the school fire drill the actual count of students was between 1380 and 1402. What is the most the absolute error could be?

• 22
• -22
• 2782
• 22%

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Zed went to the store and bought a bag of chips.  He estimated there would be 350 chips in the package, but realized there were only 210 chips in that package.  What was his percent error?

• 35%
• 67%
• 85%
• 92%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Griffin was buying a birthday card, he thinks the price is $4.50, but the actual price is $4. What is his percent of error?

• 50%
• 0.5%
• 12.5%
• 0.125%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

You guessed that the Chicago Cubs would win 95 games during the regular season. They actually won 103. What was your percent error? Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

• 7.8%
• 7.7%
• 0.77%
• 0.78%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C