Ross needs to buy a countertop for a laundry room. He calculated the area to be 12 square feet. The actual area is 11.8 square feet. What is Ross's percentage error?

1.02%
1.69%
20%
98%

Question

Ross needs to buy a countertop for a laundry room. He calculated the area to be 12 square feet. The actual area is 11.8 square feet. What is Ross's percentage error?

 1.02%
 1.69%
 20%
 98%

nuccioreggie · Answer

@tkhunny

tkhunny · Answer

What is the total error?
What percent of the actual is that?

SHOW YOUR WORK!

nuccioreggie · Answer

I think c

tkhunny · Answer

That is not showing your work.  Answer my questions.

nuccioreggie · Answer

I cant show my work my computer is sooooooooooo slow please help me im goin to het abussed if i dont pass this test

tkhunny · Answer

If you can type all that, you can answer my questions.

What is the amount of the error?