A university football stadium has 81,500 seats. The stadium is at full capacity on game day. Layla believes only 79,000 seats are occupied. Find the percent error of Layla’s prediction. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent.(1 point)

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0.0307%
0.0307%

−3.07%
negative 3.07 percent

3.07%
3.07%

90.3067%

Answer 1

To find the percent error, we need to compare Layla's prediction (79,000 seats) to the actual capacity of the stadium (81,500 seats).

First, we calculate the difference between Layla's prediction and the actual capacity: 81,500 - 79,000 = 2,500.

Next, we divide this difference by the actual capacity and multiply by 100 to find the percent error: (2,500 / 81,500) * 100 = 3.067.

Rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percent, the percent error is 3.07%.

So the correct answer is 3.07%.