Question

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Charlie guesses that his dog weighs 34.5 pounds. The dog actually weighs 32.7 pounds. What is the percent error in Charlie's guess, to the nearest tenth of a percent?

Answer 1

5.5%

Explanation:

The absolute error: 34.5-32.7=1.8

Percentage error: Relative error * 100%

To get the relative error, you can calculate it by (absolute error)/(actual value) or (max error)/(measured value)

Since you only have the absolute error and actual value, let's calculate it using that method.

(1.8/32.7)*100%=~5.5%