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Charlie guesses that his dog weighs 34.5 lb. The dog actually weighs 32.7 lb. What is the percent error in Charlie’s guess, to the nearest tenth of a percent? 0.05% 0.5% 5.2% 5.5%
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Charlie guesses that his dog weighs 34.5 lb. The dog actually weighs 32.7 lb.
What is the percent error in Charlie’s guess, to the nearest tenth of a percent?
0.05%
0.5%
5.2%
5.5%
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% of error = abs(exact - approximate)/exact.
abs(32.7 - 34.5)/32.7
abs(-1.8)/32.7
1.8/32.7
0.055
The percentage of error is 5.5%
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