Unit 2 BR #5 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%

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?

• 10%

• 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.%

• 21.02%

The population of students at the school is 1402. The attendance during a fire drill shows 1380.

What is the percent error in the attendance?

• 1.6%

• 2%

• 98%

• 16%

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

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

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