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OpenStudy (anonymous):

IS 33.3% CORRECT??? Sally estimated that her call would take 21 minutes but it actually took 15 minutes. What was her percent of error?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

Percent of Error = |True Value - Estimated Value|/(True Value)

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

So Percent of Error = |15 - 21|/15

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

and in the end, you multiply the result by 100 to get a percentage

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