A photography club would like to raise money for a local health organization by selling popcorn. The club predicts they need to sell 250 bags of popcom to reach their goal. At the end of the fundraiser, they sold 266 bags of popcom and met their goal. What is the percent error? Round the answer to the nearest whole number. (1 point)

Answer 1

To find the percent error, we need to find the difference between the predicted and actual value, divide it by the predicted value, and multiply by 100.

Predicted value = 250
Actual value = 266

Difference = Actual value - Predicted value = 266 - 250 = 16

Percent error = (Difference / Predicted value) * 100 = (16 / 250) * 100 ≈ 6.4

Rounded to the nearest whole number, the percent error is 6.