According to Josh’s measurement, the distance from his house to the baseball practice field is 4 km. The actual distance is 3.68 km.

What was the percent error in Josh’s measurement? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent, if needed.

A.
0.3%

B.
8%

C.
8.7%

D.
32%

Question

According to Josh’s measurement, the distance from his house to the baseball practice field is 4 km. The actual distance is 3.68 km.
 
What was the percent error in Josh’s measurement? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent, if needed.
 
 A.
0.3%
 
 B.
8%
 
 C.
8.7%
 
 D.
32%

annie12m · Answer

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misssmartiez · Answer

Step 1: Turn it all to decimals.

 A. 0.3% divided by 100

 B. 8% divided by 100

C. 8.7%  divided by 100

D. 32% divided by 100

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