Question

A zookeeper predicted the weight of a new baby elephant to be 248 pounds when it was born. The elephant actually weighed 280 pounds at birth. What was the percent error of the zookeeper's prediction?

Answer 1

• About 89%.

Explanation:

Given equation:

• 280 * 0.89.

It won't exactly make it but it's the closest.

• 280 * 0.89
• = 249.2
• = 248.

Your answer is about 89%.