A photography club would like to raise money for a local health organization by selling popcom. 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)

Question

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Answer 1

To find the percent error, we need to first calculate the difference between the predicted number of bags and the actual number of bags sold:

Actual number of bags sold: 266
Predicted number of bags sold: 250

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

Next, we need to calculate the percent error using the formula:

Percent Error = (Difference / Predicted) x 100

Percent Error = (16 / 250) x 100
Percent Error = 0.064 x 100
Percent Error = 6.4

Rounded to the nearest whole number, the percent error is 6%. Answer: [6]%.