Eva estimate the 475 songs will fit on her MP3 player. The actual amount of songs that fit is 380. Find percent error

Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Given the statement:

Eva estimate the 475 songs will fit on her MP3 player. The actual amount of songs that fit is 380.

Determine the percent of error.

Solution:

To determine the percent of error, we must simply divide the actual songs by the estimated songs.

= 380/475

= 0.8

Since we are given a decimal answer, in order to convert it into percentage, we multiply the decimal by 100. Hence, in converting a percentage into decimal, we divide the percentage by 100.

= (0.8)(100)

= 80%

Final answer:

The percent of error is 80%