A club needs to sell 250 popcorn to reach their goal. At the end they have sold 266 and met their goal. What is the percent of error? Round to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

To find the percent of error, we first need to calculate the difference between the actual value and the goal value.
The actual value is 266 (they sold 266 popcorn) and the goal value is 250.
The difference is 266 - 250 = 16.
Next, we divide the difference by the goal value and multiply by 100 to express it as a percentage.
(16 / 250) × 100 = 6.4.
Rounding to the nearest whole number, the percent of error is 6%.