You estimate that a kitten weighs 15 pounds. The actual weight of the kitten is 8 pounds. Find the percent error.

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You estimate that a kitten weighs 15 pounds. The actual weight of the kitten is 8 pounds. Find the percent error.

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Trung Dũng 4 years 2021-08-23T03:01:26+00:00 1 Answers 12 views 0

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  1. minhkhoi
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    2021-08-23T03:03:14+00:00
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    Answer:

    87.5%.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    This is simple. You thought the kitten weighed 15 pounds but really weighs 8. The first thing you would do is subtract the guess minus the actual.

    15 – 8 = 7.

    That person was off by 7.

    So you would put it as a fraction over the actual weight. 7/8. Then turn your fraction into a decimal and turn that decimal into a percent.

    7 divided by 8 = 0.875.

    0.875 as a percent is 87.5%.

    So the percent error is 87.5%.

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