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Alicia estimated that the number of horses living in a stable was 26. The actual number of horses living in the stable was 30.



What is the percent error in Alicia’s estimate? If necessary, round to the nearest percent.

13.3%?
????
%_____
%______

Answer 1

divide 26/30

Answer 2

what do you get?

Answer 3

I thought I was supposed to subtract the two though?? 0.866666

Answer 4

nope no subtracting but you got 0.866 right?

so we are going to move the decimal two places to the right