Question

Margie calculated that she would spend $175 on school supplies this year. She actually spent $97.50 on school supplies. What is Margie’s percent of error? 77.3% 79.5% 44.2% 4.4%

Answer 1

175 - 97.5 = 77.5

77.5  /  97.5 = 0.7948 = 79.5%

answer

79.5%

Answer 2

Margie’s percent of error is 79.5%.

First step is to calculate the amount that Margie was off by

Amount=$175 - $97.50

Amount=$77.5

Second step is to find Margie percent of error  

Percent of error=77.5 / 97.50× 100

Percent of error = 79.48717949%

Percent of error=79.5% (Approximately)

Inconclusion Margie’s percent of error is 79.5%.

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