Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson are planning a vacation to celebrate their anniversary.

Mrs. Ferguson is considering reserving a room at the Abraham Hotel. The Abraham Hotel charges $239 a night.


Mrs. Ferguson calculates that 6 nights will cost $1450. What is the percent error in Mrs. Ferguson’s calculation? Round to the nearest percent. Show your work.



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Verified Answer :

First, let's calculate the actual cost.
\(239*6=1434\) is the actual cost of six nights.
The formula for percent error is \(|\frac{measured value-accepted value}{accepted value}|*100\)
The bars (|) stand for absolute value which gets rid of the negative sign if there is one.
Plug in the values: \(|\frac{1434-1450}{1450}|*100\)
\(|\frac{-16}{1450}|*100\)
\(|-0.0110344828|*100\)
\(0.0110344828*100\)
\(1.10344828%\) is the percent error.