Practice problem

Percent Error - Definition & Examples

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Alex Federspiel
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Today (August 11) is Presidential Joke Day.

Image by Jaime Fernández via Pexels (CC0)

Approximately 1.5 million people are in this photo.

According to President Trump 1.5 million people showed up to his inauguration. In actuality it was reported to between 250,000 and 600,000. Since it's Presidential Joke Day, it'll be funnier to give him the benefit of the doubt and say 600,000. Calculate the percent error of the President's inauguration attendance.