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Aatikah plans to buy books at a book fair. She thinks she will need $30.00 to purchase the books. She only spends $19.75. Find the percent error in her prediction. Round your answer to the nearest whole number

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Percent error = |predicted − actual| ÷ actual × 100%.

|30.00 − 19.75| = 10.25

10.25 ÷ 19.75 ≈ 0.51899 → 51.899% ≈ 52%

Answer: 52%