Percent Error Word Problems

Shaun estimated that the attendance of a college hockey game was 3,000. The actual attendance was 2,712. What is the percent error of Shaun's estimate? Round to the nearest whole percent.

• 11%

• 9%

• 7%

• 6%

Jeyson predicts that 227 students would attend the school dance. The actual number was 250. What is the percent error of Jeyson's prediction?

• 9.2%

• 8.8%

• 7.1%

• 10.5%

Which term represents the situation? A faulty scale displayed the weight of the package as 14 pounds, 13 ounces. The exact weight was 13 pounds, 6 ounces.

• Percent increase

• Percent decrease

• Percent error

Janel estimated that she would read 250 pages last week. She read 290 pages. What is the percent error of Janel's estimate? Round to the nearest whole percent.

• 14%

• 17%

• 11%

• 40%

The distance around a neighborhood is 6 miles. When Sam clocked it with an odometer, the distance was 5.52 miles.

What is the percent error of the clocking?

• 10%

• 6.5%

• 7%

• 8%

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 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%

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%

• 7.4%

• 0.77%

• 0.78%

The ratio that describes how far an estimate is from the actual amount

• Percent Error

• Percent Change

• Percent

Find the percent error. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Actual speed: 38 mph

Estimated speed: 35 mph

• 8.1%

• 0.79%

• 7.9%

• 6.8%