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%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

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

• stick of gum

• envelope

• car

• pool

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.A.3

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%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C