Question

Matthew thought he could make 19free throws, but he only made 13.What was his percent error?

Answer 1

EXPLANATION

Since he only made 13 from 19 throws, the percent error is as shown as follows:

$Percent\text{ error=}\frac{\parallel measured-real\parallel}{real}*100$

Plugging in the numbers into the expression:

$Percent\text{ error=}\frac{\parallel19-13\parallel}{13}*100$

Subtracting numbers:

$Percent\text{ error=}\frac{6}{13}*100$

Multiplying terms:

$Percent\text{ error=46.15\%}$

In conclusion, the percent error was 46.15%