Question

Raul calculated that he would spend $125 on school supplies this year. He actually spent $87.50 on school supplies. What is Raul’s percent of error?

42.9%
37.5%
30%
3%

Answer 1

@itsbribro

Answer 2

a. 42.9% :) Medal?

Answer 3

ok :)

Answer 4

yep :)

Answer 5

So you would use:
[ ((V2 - V1) / |V1|) * 100 ]
V1 = 87.5 to V2 = 125

= ((125 - 87.5) / |87.5|) * 100
= (37.5 / 87.5) * 100
= 0.428571 * 100
= 42.8571% change

= 42.8571% increase

Answer 6

So in this case, shes right.