Percent Error Lab

Name: ____________________________________ Date: __________ Period: ____

1. Open a Plain bag and count the number of M & Ms of each color: Color # In Bag Percent Brown Yellow Red Orange Green Blue Total

According to the Mars Company, Each color constitutes a specific percentage of the bag. Red Percentage 13% Orange 20% Yellow 14% Green 16% Blue 24% Brown 13%

Calculate the accepted or real value for each color and record it in the table where it says Accepted Value. Follow the steps below Total M&Ms x Color Percentage 100 = Accepted Value Example: Number of M&Ms = 300 Color (Blue) Percentage = 24% 300 x 24 100 = 72 There should be 72 Blue M&Ms Red Your Count Accepted Value Percent Error Is this acceptable? Calculate the Percent Error | | 100 Create a bar graph showing the percent error for each color. On the groups poster explain why you thought the Percent Error was acceptable. Orange Yellow Green Blue Brown Total