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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe attendance for the basketball game was estimated to be 15,000 people but 12,500 people attended. What was the percent error?16.67%20%2500%80%
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe students measured length during a science experiement, they got 12 cm. But the actual measurement was 14.25 cm. What was the percent error?15.79%18.75%2.25%18%
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe deer population is estimated to be 17,600 in northern Illinois, but an actual count was 21,300. What is the percent error?21%17.37%17.4%21.02%
- 4. Multiple ChoiceZed went to the store and bought a bag of chips. He estimated there would be 350 chips in the package, but realized there were only 210 chips in that package. What was his percent error?35%67%85%92%
- 5. Multiple ChoiceJessie estimates the weight of her cat to be 8 pounds. The actual weight of the cat was 10 pounds. Find the percent error.15%20%25%30%
- 6. Multiple ChoiceBob estimates that there will be 230 people who attend the concert. There was an actual total of 300 people who attended. Find the percent error.23%33%27%37%
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAn archaeologist estimated that a fossil was 520 years old. It was actually 500 years old. What was the percent error?4%20%3.8%none of these
- 8. Multiple ChoiceGriffin was buying a birthday card, he thinks the price is $4.50, but the actual price is $4. What is his percent of error?50%0.5%12.5%0.125%
- 9. Multiple ChoiceSam thinks the cost of the book is $50, but actually it's $56. What is Sam's percent of error?10.7%6%12%89%
- 10. Multiple ChoiceBrittany wants an umbrella for $60. When she checks out, it costs $50. What is her % of error?10%20%17%8%
- 11. Multiple ChoiceLindsey believes the cost to rent a scooter is $100, but actually it's $150. What is Lindsey's % error?50%33%67%150%
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAndrew expected $60 for his birthday, but only got $40. What is the percent of error?50%20%67%150%
- 13. Multiple ChoiceNick estimated that 60 people would come to eat, but only 45 attended. Whats the % of error?15%25%33%75%
- 14. Multiple ChoiceYou guessed that the Chicago Cubs would win 95 games during the regular season. They actually won 103. What was your percent error? Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.7.8%7.7%0.77%0.78%
- 15. Multiple ChoiceYou guess that Lebron James would score 35 points during the game. He actually scored 28. Find your percent error.30%33%75%25%
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWrite 0.17 as a percent.1.7%17%.0017%170%
- 17. Multiple ChoiceRogelio ate 2/5 of a pizza. What percent of a pizza did he eat?40%25%4%5%
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWrite 0.06 as a percent.6%60%0.6%0.06%
- 19. Multiple Choice
Zac wants to have a flower bed in his backyard. He measures the area of the flower bed to be 10 square feet. The actual measurement of the flower bed is 10.6 square feet. Approximately what is Zac’s percent error?
0.6%
10%
5.7%
6%
- 20. Multiple Choice
Mr. Bynum asked students to guess how many jelly beans he had in a mason jar. Cassandra guessed 148. The actual number of jelly beans in Mr. Bynum's mason jar was 162. What is the approximate percent error of Cassandra's guess?
91.4%
86.4%
9.5%
8.6%
- 21. Multiple Choice
Heather performs an experiment to measure the acceleration of an object due to Earth’s gravitational force and discovers the acceleration of an object is 10.91 meters per second. The actual acceleration of the object is 9.80 meters per second. Approximately what is Heather’s percent error?
0.11%
1.11%
11.33%
10.17%
- 22. Multiple Choice
Arlo performs an experiment for his physical science class and finds that the gravitational acceleration due to the Earth is 9.0 meters per second squared. The actual value is 9.8 meters per second squared. What is the percent error in Arlo’s measurement, to the nearest tenth?
-8.2%
-8.9%
-9.0%
-9.4%
- 23. Multiple Choice
A student’s calculation was found to have a 35.5% error, and his experimental measurement was 15.6 cm. What are the possible values for the actual measurement?
5.538 cm
21.138 cm
10.062 cm
51.1 cm
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