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Jessie estimates the weight of her cat to be 8 pounds. The actual weight of the cat was 10 pounds. Find the percent error.
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Jessie estimates the weight of her cat to be 8 pounds. The actual weight of the cat was 10 pounds. Find the percent error.

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The answer is 20% because 10/8=2 and 2/10 = 20/100 and 20/100=20%
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