## anonymous one year ago Alicia estimated that the number of horses living in a stable was 26. The actual number of horses living in the stable was 30. What is the percent error in Alicia’s estimate? If necessary, round to the nearest percent. ? % @muscrat123 can you help (Medal)

1. InExileWeTrust

I am not exactly sure how to do this. I have an idea but I am not fully sure. Do you know how to do find percentages?

2. anonymous

ya kinda

3. InExileWeTrust

You divide the numerator (top) by the denominator (bottom) Your fraction in this case would be 26/30. What would this give you?

4. anonymous

0.8666 repeat

5. anonymous

6. calculusxy

$\frac{ greater - lesser }{ actual } \times 100$

7. calculusxy

So your greater value is 30 and the lesser value is 26. But the actual number was 30. Here is the new expression. $\frac{ 30 - 26 }{ 30 } \times 100$

8. calculusxy

And we multiply it by 100 to get the percentage from the decimal.

9. calculusxy

Hope this helps you :)

10. anonymous

13.333333333333333

11. anonymous

right @InExileWeTrust

12. InExileWeTrust

Sweet. And sorry, had something else to care of. Do you get it now?

13. anonymous

yes

14. anonymous

thank you