Question

Susan was writing a paper for English, and she thought it was going to take her 4 hours to write. In fact, it took her 6.5 hours. What was her percent error? (Nearest tenth)

PLEASE EXPLAIN!

Answer 1

61.5%

Explanation:

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Answer 2

62.5%

Explanation:

Percent Error =
`|(actual~result~-~expected~result)/(expected~result)| = |(6.5-4)/(4)| = |(2.5)/(4)| = 0.625 = 62.5 \%`

Your percent error is 62.5%