Measurement Estimates

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%

A student has a container with a volume of 2.5 liters. She estimates the volume to be 2.4 liters. By what percent is the student's estimate off?

• 2%

• 4%

• 6%

• 8%

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%

Nyjirah predicted her car payment to be $250 each month. Her actual car payment is $275. By what percent was Nyjirah's prediction off? Round to the nearest whole percent.

• 9%

• 11%

• 7%

• 25%

Felipe likes to walk around the perimeter of our yard which is 129.77 ft. Everyday, he walks around the yard twice. Estimate how many feet he walks.

• 200 ft

• 260 ft

• 257.54 ft

Which of the following would most likely have a length of 30 feet?

• stick of gum

• envelope

• car

• pool

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%

Litzy estimates that a piece of wood measures 5.5 cm. If it actually measures 5.62 cm, what is the percent error of Litzy's estimate?

• 2.13%

• 2.18%

• 12%

• 46.83%

An experimental measurement was taken of 10.4 mL and the actual measurement was 9.7 mL. What is the percent error? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

• 5.2%

• 9%

• 7.2%

• 8.8%

A zookeeper predicted that the weight of a newborn lion would be 2.8 pounds. When the zoo's lion gave birth, the newborn weighed 3.5 pounds. What is the zookeeper's percent error?

• 20%

• 15%

• 25%

• 17%