Question

members of a band estimated that 200 people were at their show last night. their manager told them that 227 people had actually been at the show. (what was the band's percent error?)

Answer 1

Calculate (estimated # of people - actual # of people) / (actual # of people) * 100%

Answer 2

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Vocaloid
Calculate (estimated # of people - actual # of people) / (actual # of people) * 100%
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200?

Answer 3

200 is your estimated
227 is your actual

(estimated # of people - actual # of people) / (actual # of people) * 100%

Therefore becomes

(200 - 227) / (227) * 100%

Answer 4

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Vocaloid
200 is your estimated
227 is your actual

(estimated # of people - actual # of people) / (actual # of people) * 100%

Therefore becomes

(200 - 227) / (227) * 100%
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2700
?

Answer 5

@Vocaloid or is it 100?? kinda confused

Answer 6

0
200 - 227 is -27

-27 / 227 = -0.119

-0.119 * 100% = -11.9%

Answer 7

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Vocaloid
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200 - 227 is -27

-27 / 227 = -0.119

-0.119 * 100% = -11.9%
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so its -11.9%

Answer 8

Yes

Answer 9

ok thanks alot(: