Question

The veterinarian weighed Oliver’s new puppy, Boaz, on a defective scale. He weighed pounds. However, Boaz weighs exactly pounds. What is the percent of error in measurement of the defective scale ? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

It is given that Boaz weight is 36 pounds on a defective scale and exact weight is 34 pounds.

To determine the percent of error in measurement of the defective scale

`PE=\frac{approxvalue-exactvalue}{\text{exactvalue}}*100`
`PE=(36-34)/(34)*100=(2)/(34)*100=5.882`

Hence the percent error in measurement of the defective scale is 6.