Percent Error — Quiz Answers

Krissy predicted that she would sell 65 sweaters. She actually sold 85 sweaters. What are the values of A and b in the given table? Percent Error Item Approximate value Exact value Error Absolute error Ratio Percent error Sweaters 65 85 A b

Jenny predicted that she would sell 12 bracelets, but she actually sold 16 bracelets. Which expression would find the percent error? Use the given table to help answer the question. Percent Error Item Approximate value Exact value Error Absolute error Ratio Percent error Bracelets 12 16 negative 4 4

Irina predicted that she would sell 75 books, but she actually sold 95 books. Which expression would find the percent error? Use the given table to help answer the question. Percent Error Item Approximate value Exact value Error Absolute error Ratio Percent error Books 75 95 negative 20 20

Graziano predicted that he would sell 420 tablecloths. He actually sold 520 tablecloths. What are the values of A and b in the given table? Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Percent Error Item Approximate value Exact value Error Absolute error Ratio Percent error Tablecloths 420 520 A b

Jose predicted that he would sell 48 umbrellas. He actually sold 72 umbrellas.What are the values of A and b in the given table? Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. Percent Error Item Approximate value Exact value Error Absolute error Ratio Percent error Umbrellas 48 72 negative 24 24 A b

Mr. Wong predicted that he would sell 45 automobiles. He actually sold 48 automobiles. What are the values of A and b in the given table? Percent Error Item Approximate value Exact value Error Absolute error Ratio Percent error Automobiles 45 48 A b

Hassan predicted that he would sell 178 postcards. He actually sold 142 postcards. What are the values of A and b in the given table? Percent Error Item Approximate value Exact value Error Absolute error Ratio Percent error Postcards 178 142 A b

Dion predicted that he would sell 87 art prints. He actually sold 100 art prints. What are the values of A and b in the given table? Percent Error Item Approximate value Exact value Error Absolute error Ratio Percent error Art prints 87 100 A b

Marco predicted that he would sell 180 blankets. He actually sold 150 blankets. What are the values of A and b in the given table? Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. Percent Error Item Approximate value Exact value Error Absolute error Ratio Percent error Blankets 180 150 A b

Espen predicted that he would sell 32 baseball caps, but he actually sold 29 baseball caps. Which expression would find the percent error? Use the given table to help answer the question. Percent Error Item Approximate value Exact value Error Absolute error Ratio Percent error Baseball caps 32 29 3 3