Rhonda and Amir are both shopping for sunglasses. Use the drop-down menus to complete the statements about Rhonda’s and Amir’s purchases.
Statements with Blanks:
- Rhonda’s estimate was $____ off the actual cost of $20. That is a percent error of ____%.
- Answer Options for Rhonda’s error amount:
- $5
- $10
- $15
- Answer Options for Rhonda’s percent error:
- 25%
- 50%
- 75%
- Answer Options for Rhonda’s error amount:
Amir’s estimate was $____ off the actual cost of $100. That is a percent error of ____%.
- Answer Options for Amir’s error amount:
- $5
- $10
- $15
- Answer Options for Amir’s percent error:
- 5%
- 10%
- 15%
Because Amir’s sunglasses cost ____ than Rhonda’s sunglasses, each dollar of error in measurement results in a ____ percent error.
- Answer Options:
- more
- less
- Answer Options for impact on percent error:
- smaller
- larger
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