Asurvey of ghasi’s customers showed that 1,200 of the customers buying yarn would buy bamboo yarn. in the first month, 725 customers actually bought bamboo yarn. what was the percent error in the survey estimate of the number of people buying bamboo yarn? round to the nearest tenth.

Given

A survey of Ghasi’s customers showed that 1,200 of the customers buying yarn would buy bamboo yarn.

In the first month, 725 customers actually bought bamboo yarn

Find out the percent error in the survey estimate of the number of people buying bamboo yarn.

To proof

FORMULA  

Error percent =

As given in the question

survey of Ghasi’s customers showed customers buying yarn (approximate value) = 1200

customers actually bought bamboo yarn ( exact value ) = 725

put these all values in the above formula

we get

Percentage error =

=

=

= 65.5% (approx)

percent error in the survey estimate of the number of people buying bamboo yarn is 65.5% (approx)

Hence proved

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