Three friends entered a contest to count the number of jelly beans in a jar. The table shows their guesses of the number of jelly beans in the jar. There were actually 950 jelly beans in the jar.

Which statements are true?

Name Number guessed
Brandon 991
Li Mei 939
Jodi 976

Choose exactly two answers that are correct.

A.
Li Mei’s estimate had about a 1.2% error.

B.
Jodi had the highest percent error.

C.
Jodi’s estimate had about a 26% error.

D.
Brandon’s estimate had about a 4.3% error.

Question

Three friends entered a contest to count the number of jelly beans in a jar. The table shows their guesses of the number of jelly beans in the jar. There were actually 950 jelly beans in the jar.
 
Which statements are true?
 
Name	Number guessed
Brandon	991
Li Mei	939
Jodi	976
 
Choose exactly two answers that are correct.
 
 A.
Li Mei’s estimate had about a 1.2% error.
 
 B.
Jodi had the highest percent error.
 
 C.
Jodi’s estimate had about a 26% error.
 
 D.
Brandon’s estimate had about a 4.3% error.

anonymous · Answer

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texaschic101 · Answer

total of 950 jb's
Brandon -- (991 - 950) / 950 = 41/950 = 0.043 = 4.3% error
Li Mei -- (950 - 939) / 939 = 11/950 = 0.0115 = 1.1% error
Jody -- (976 - 950) / 950 = 26/950 = 0.027 = 2.7% error

I would have to go with A and D