A university football stadium has 81,500 seats. The stadium is at full capacity on game day. Layla believes only 79,000 seats are occupied. Find the percent error of Layla’s prediction. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent.(1 point)

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−3.07%
negative 3.07 percent

3.07%
3.07%

0.0307%
0.0307%

90.3067%

Answer 1

To find the percent error, we need to compare Layla's prediction to the actual number of occupied seats.

Actual number of occupied seats = 81,500
Layla's prediction = 79,000

Percent error = (Actual - Predicted) / Actual * 100%

Percent error = (81500 - 79000) / 81500 * 100% = 0.0307 * 100% = 3.07%

Therefore, the percent error of Layla's prediction is 3.07%.