Question

Al predicted that he would sell 220 hot dogs at lunch time. When the hot dogs ran out, 35 people were still waiting in line to buy hot dogs. What was the percent error in the estimate? Round the answer to the nearest tenth. The PERCENT ERROR!

Answer 1

15.9% or 16%

Explanation:

Answer 2

16%

Explanation:

35/220 is 0.159, which rounded up equals 0.16, translated to 16%