Lydia received a parking ticket because she parked 12 feet from a fire hydrant. She had estimated her distance from the fire hydrant as being the minimum allowable distance, which is 15 feet. What was her percent error?

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directrix · Answer

60% error - I worked this last week but will rework here.

wasiqss · Answer

(15-12)/15*100

wasiqss · Answer

answer is 20%

directrix · Answer

% error =   | your result - accepted value |    x  100 % 
                                          accepted value 

ABS[ (16 - 10)/ 10 ] x  100 %  = 6/10 x 100% = 60% error

wasiqss · Answer

see the values man!! its 12 and 15