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 popcorn to reach their goal. At the end of the fundraiser, they sold 266 bags of popcorn and met their goal. What is the percent error? Round the answer to the nearest whole number.(1 point)

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The actual number of bags sold is 266.
The predicted number of bags was 250.
To find the percent error, we use the formula:
Percent error = (Actual value - Predicted value) / Predicted value * 100%

Using the values we have, the percent error is calculated as:
Percent error = (266 - 250) / 250 * 100% = 16/250 * 100%

Converting this fraction to a decimal value, we get:
16/250 = 0.064

Converting the decimal to a percentage, we get:
0.064 * 100% = 6.4%

Rounding this to the nearest whole number, the percent error is 6%.