To find the percent error, we need to compare the actual value (what Aatikah actually spent) to the predicted value (what she thought she would spend).
Actual value: $19.75
Predicted value: $30.00
Percent error = (|actual value - predicted value| / |predicted value|) * 100
Percent error = (|19.75 - 30.00| / |30.00|) * 100
Percent error = (|-10.25| / 30.00) * 100
Percent error = (10.25 / 30.00) * 100
Percent error = 0.342 * 100
Percent error ≈ 34.2%
Rounded to the nearest whole number, the percent error is 34%.