Chapter 2 - Solving Equations - 2-10 Change Expressed as a Percent - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 149: 34

Explanation below

Percent change and percent error are similar because they both allow us to compare the value we currently have to an original value. In the case of percent change, we are determining how much a current value changed from its initial value. In the case of percent error, we are determining how much our predicted value is different than the actual value.