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Paula was buying candy from a candy dispenser. She inserted a quarter and expected to get 1414 pieces of candy. Only 1010 pieces of candy actually came out of the dispenser. What is the percent error for the number of candy pieces Paula expected to get? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.\newline____%\%

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Q. Paula was buying candy from a candy dispenser. She inserted a quarter and expected to get 1414 pieces of candy. Only 1010 pieces of candy actually came out of the dispenser. What is the percent error for the number of candy pieces Paula expected to get? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.\newline____%\%
  1. Calculate Difference: Calculate the difference between the expected and actual number of candy pieces.
  2. Calculate Percent Error: Calculate the percent error using the formula: Percent Error = (DifferenceExpected)×100%(\frac{\text{Difference}}{\text{Expected}}) \times 100\%.
  3. Round Percent Error: Round the percent error to the nearest tenth.

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