Percent Change and Error

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Rob's text book says the density of an object is .83. He does an experiment and his result is .86. What is his percent error?

Back

3.6%

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Lou predicts tomorrow's temperature will be 72 degrees. It only reaches 66 degrees. What was his percent error?

Back

9%

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Meg estimated the weight of a rock to be 21 grams. When she weighed the rock, it was actually 23 grams. What was her percent error?

Back

8.7%

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Tim guessed he had 650 football cards. When he counted, he actually had 548. What was his percent error?

Back

18.6%

Front

Rick predicted he would score a 78 on his math quiz. He actually achieved an 84. What is his percent error?

Back

7.1%

Front

Calculate the percent change from 83 degrees to 75 degrees.

Back

9.6% decrease

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Calculate the percent change from 73 feet to 79 feet.

Back

8.2% increase

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Calculate the percent change from 73.4 miles to 65.2 miles.

Back

11.2% decrease

Front

Calculate the percent change from 34 minutes to 48 minutes.

Back

41.2% increase

Front

Calculate the percent change from $323 to $542.

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67.8% increase