Question

You estimate that a baby guinea pig weighs 3.5 ounces. The actual weight of the baby guinea pig is 3 ounces. Find the percent error. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent.

Answer 1

16.67%

Explanation:

I just wanted to correct the bottom one. Follow all the steps they took, and then put this answer in because it says round to the nearest hundredth of a percent, not nearest whole of a percent.

Answer 2

The estimated weight of the baby guinea pig is 0.5 ounces more than its actual weight which is only 3.0 ounces. To determine the percent error, divide 0.5 ounces by 3.0 which will give an answer of approximately 0.17. Multiply the value with 100% to get the percent error. Thus, the percent error is 17%.