Percent Error Review

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?

• 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%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

Jessie estimates the weight of her cat to be 8 pounds.  The actual weight of the cat was 10 pounds.  Find the percent error.  

• 15%
• 20%
• 25%
• 30%

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%

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%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

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

• 15.79%
• 18.75%
• 2.25%
• 18%

Experimental = 62.5 g and accepted value = 65.2 g. Solve for percent error.

• 4.14%

• 2.04%

• 3.21%

• 5.00%

A student estimated a mass to be 325g, but upon carefully measuring it, found the actual mass to be 342g. What is the percent error?

• 4.97%

• 5%

• 6%

• 10%

A Student determines the volume of a cube to be 4.6 cm³. What is the percent error if the the correct volume of the cube is 4.3 cm³?

• 8%

• 6%

• 7%

• 9%