Question

Mark and Matthew signed up to walk in a 5K walk/run race. They predict it will take them 60 minutes to complete the race. Mark and Matthew finished the race in 53 minutes. What is the percent error? Round to the nearest tenth. is the answer negative or positive.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the percent error, we need to find the difference between the predicted time and the actual time, and then divide it by the predicted time.

The difference between the predicted time and the actual time is 60 - 53 = 7 minutes.

To find the percent error, we divide by the predicted time: (7/60) * 100 = 11.7%

Since the actual time is less than the predicted time, the percent error is negative.