The percent error is 53.3 %
Solution:
The formula for percent error is given as:
[tex]Percent\ Error = \frac{\text{ l Experimental value - theoretical value l }}{\text{Theoretical value}} \times 100[/tex]
From given,
A political analyst predicts Mr. Smith will only get 122 votes for mayor
Mr. Smith only gets 57 votes
Therefore,
Theoretical = 122
Experimental = 57
Thus we get,
[tex]\text{Percent Error } = \frac{ | 57-122 | }{122} \times 100\\\\\text{Percent Error } = \frac{65}{122} \times 100\\\\\text{Percent Error } = 0.5327 \times 100\\\\\text{Percent Error } = 53.28 \approx 53.3[/tex]
Thus percent error is 53.3 %
