Question

During a cross-country road trip, Nathan predicts that he will average 22.6 miles per gallon.

During the trip, he drives 2,882 miles and uses 131 gallons of gas. Calculate his percent error,
rounded to the nearest whole percent.

3%
6%
13%
22%
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Answer 1

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Answer:

(a) 3%

Explanation:

Nathan's actual mileage was ...

(2882 mi)/(131 gal) = 22.0 mi/gal

The error can be computed from ...

error % = (predicted/actual -1) × 100% = (22.6/22 -1) × 100% ≈ 2.73%

Nathan's prediction was high by about 3%.