Teachers at Price Middle School are planning a birthday party for the principal. Planners estimated that 42 slices of cake would be needed. In fact, only 30 slices of cake were eaten. What was the percent error in the estimate of how much cake was eaten? A student solved the problem and showed his work below. What was his error?

StartFraction StartAbsoluteValue 42 minus 30 EndAbsoluteValue over 42 EndFraction(100) Almost-equals 6%
The planners did not use the absolute error in the ratio.
The planners compared the absolute error to the approximate value.
The planners did not multiply by 100 to get the percent.
The planners divided incorrectly and got the wrong answer.

(0,-3) see attached graph

step-by-step explanation:

a. to solve the system, graph the two equations.

x = y+3 becomes y=x-3 has m=1/1 and b=-3. start at (0,-3) on the y-axis and plot a point. then move up 1 unit and 1 unit to the right. plot a point and connect.

y=-4x+3 has m =-4/1 and b=-3. start at (0,-3) on the y-axis and plot a point. then move down four units and to the right 1 unit. plot a point and connect.

the solution is the point (x,y) where the two lines intersect. by the graph below it is (0,-3).

b. to solve by substitution, substitute y = -4x-3 into x= y+3

x= (-4x-3) +3

x=-4x

5x=0

x=0

now substitute x = 0 back in to find y.

y= -4(0)-3

y=0-3

y=-3

solution is (0,-3)

c. use elimination by adding the equations together.

x-y=3

4x+y=-3

5x=0

x=0

then substitute into one equation to find y.

y=-4(0)-3

y=-3

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