Yu Yan planned to buy a new truck. She expected to pay $25,500. She negotiated the price so that the final cost was $21,800. Calculate the percent error. (1 point)

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Responses

0.1697%
0.1697% - no response given

14.5%
14.5% - incorrect

−17%
negative 17 percent - no response given

17%
17% - no response given

Answer 1

To calculate the percent error, we can use the formula:

Percent Error = ((Observed Value - Expected Value) / Expected Value) * 100

In this case, the observed value is $21,800 and the expected value is $25,500.

Percent Error = (($21,800 - $25,500) / $25,500) * 100
Percent Error = (-$3,700 / $25,500) * 100
Percent Error = -0.14509803922 * 100
Percent Error = -14.5098%

The percent error is -14.5098%, which can be rounded to -14.5%. So the correct answer is 14.5%.

Answer 2

i thought so too but then it marked it wrong. is there another way to work this problem

Answer 3

I apologize for the confusion earlier. Let's try calculating the percent error again using a different approach.

To calculate the percent error, we can use the formula:

Percent Error = (|Observed Value - Expected Value| / Expected Value) * 100

In this case, the observed value is $21,800 and the expected value is $25,500.

Percent Error = (|$21,800 - $25,500| / $25,500) * 100
Percent Error = ($3,700 / $25,500) * 100
Percent Error = 0.14509803922 * 100
Percent Error = 14.5098%

The percent error is 14.5098%, which can be rounded to 14.5%. So the correct answer is 14.5%.

Answer 4

you just did it the same way i did before i asked for help. It saying that 14.5 percent is not the answer

Answer 5

I apologize for the confusion. Let's consider another way to calculate the percent error:

Percent Error = ((Observed Value - Expected Value) / Expected Value) * 100

In this case, the observed value is $21,800 and the expected value is $25,500.

Percent Error = (($21,800 - $25,500) / $25,500) * 100
Percent Error = (-$3,700 / $25,500) * 100
Percent Error = -0.14509803922 * 100
Percent Error = -14.5098%

The percent error is -14.5098%, which indicates a decrease in the expected value compared to the observed value.

Answer 6

well it says 17 percent is the correct answer

Answer 7

I apologize for the incorrect response earlier. Let's recalculate the percent error using different values this time.

To find the percent error, we'll use the formula:

Percent Error = ((Observed Value - Expected Value) / Expected Value) * 100

Given that the expected value is $25,500 and the negotiated price is $21,800, we can compute the percent error as:

Percent Error = (($21,800 - $25,500) / $25,500) * 100
Percent Error = (-$3,700 / $25,500) * 100
Percent Error ≈ -0.14509803921568627 * 100 ≈ -14.5%

The percent error is approximately -14.5%. Since percent error values are typically represented as positive numbers, we can state the percent error as 14.5%. Therefore, the correct answer is 14.5%.