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11-02-2022
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Mrs. Nguyen thought that she had $40 in her wallet. She actually has $48. What is her percent error? (Round to the nearest percent.)

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11-02-2022

Answer: 17%

Explanation:

Her guess is off by 8 dollars (since 48-40 = 8) and this is out of the true value of 48

So 8/48 = 1/6 = 0.1667 = 16.67% approximately is the percent error

This rounds to 17%

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