Question

You estimate that a baby pig weighs 20 pounds. The actual weight of the baby pig is 16 pounds. Find the percent error

Answer 1

Your estimate of the baby pig's weight is 2 pounds. However the actual weight of it is only 16 pounds.
Let's solve for the percentage error of this.
=> 20 - 16 = 4 pounds
=> 4 / 16 = 0.25
=> 0.25 * 100% = 25%
Thus, you added 25% of the baby pig's weight

Answer 2

Percentage error is 25%.

Explanation:

Given : Estimated weighs of a baby pig = 20 pounds

Actual weight of the baby pig = 16 pounds

To find : The percentage error

Solution : Formula to find percentage error

`\frac{\text{Estimated weight}- \text{Actual weight}}{\text{Actual weight}}* 100`

Putting values in formula,

`=(20-16)/(16)* 100`

`=(4)/(16)* 100`

`=(1)/(4)* 100`

`=25%`

Therefore, Percentage error is 25%.