Answer:
the prediction was about 35% too low
Step-by-step explanation:
We generally define percent error as the difference between a measurement and an actual value, as a fraction of the actual value. Here, the actual value is 6.5 inches, so we can compute the error to be ...
(4.25 -6.5)/6.5 × 100% = -34.6%
Burns' prediction was about 35% too low.
