Question

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The average newborn baby weighs 7.0 pounds, give or take 1 pound. The average newborn hippopotamus weighs 40 pounds, give or take 1 pound. Which statement is true about the percent error of each of the two newborns?
a. A newborn baby has a smaller percent error
b. A newborn hippopotamus has a smaller percent error
c. Both newborns have the same percent error
d. There is not enough information to decide

Answer 1

B

Explanation:

since the average newborn hippopotamus has a larger weight, if you give or take one pound, the percent error will not make as much of a difference as it would with the weight of an average newborn baby (7 pounds). therefore, a newborn hippopotamus has a smaller percent error.