After moving into a new house, a couple wants to have a concrete patio poured to support a hot tub, because... well, because it's a hot tub. The plans call for a 6 ft by 17 ft slab of concrete 8 inches thick.
which has a total volume of 2.52 cubic yards. The contractor estimates the amount needed at 3 cubic yards.
Find the percent error in the estimate compared to the actual amount of concrete needed.
Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.
a) The percent error in the estimate compared to the actual amount of concrete needed is __%
