Brianna predicted that 16 puppies would be sold at the pet store on Saturday. However, only 9 were sold. What was Brianna's percent error?

Hint: Percent error $ =\frac{\mid \text { Prediction }-\text { Actual } \mid}{\mid \text { Actual } \mid} \times 100 $ Round to the nearest percent.

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Brianna predicted that 16 puppies would be sold at the pet store on Saturday. However, only 9 were sold. What was Brianna's percent error?

Hint: Percent error $ =\frac{\mid \text { Prediction }-\text { Actual } \mid}{\mid \text { Actual } \mid} \times 100 $ Round to the nearest percent.

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