Question

Sebastian said he could hit a golf ball 160 yards on his first drive. He hit the ball 152 yards. To the nearest tenth, what was Sebastian's percent error on his prediction?

Choices:
A) 95%
B) 94.7%
C) 5.3%
D) 5%

Answer 1

5.3 :) im pretty sure its actually 5.333

Answer 2

The answer is D.
Explanation: First you find the percentage by dividing 152/160. You get an answer of 0.95 which is 95%. That is the percentage he got correct, you are trying to find his percent error, so you would take 100% - 95%. This will get you his percent error of 5%.