Question

Mark and Matt signed up to walk a 5 k walk /run race they predict it will take them 60 minutes to complete the race mark and Matt finished the race in 53 minutes what is the percent error? Round to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

The predicted time for Mark and Matt to complete the race is 60 minutes, and they actually finished in 53 minutes.

To find the percent error, we first need to calculate the difference between the predicted time and the actual time:

Difference = Predicted time - Actual time
Difference = 60 minutes - 53 minutes
Difference = 7 minutes

Next, we divide the difference by the predicted time and multiply by 100 to get the percent error:

Percent Error = (Difference / Predicted time) * 100
Percent Error = (7 minutes / 60 minutes) * 100
Percent Error = 0.116667 * 100
Percent Error = 11.67%

So, the percent error is 11.67%. Rounded to the nearest tenth, the percent error is 11.7%.