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Leo weighs 10 pounds of dog food at the pet store The scale mistakenly lists the bag at 11.5 pounds. what is the percentage error?

User Traffy
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Answer:

15%

Explanation:

percentage error equals to

(error / actual length) x 100

error = 1.5

actual length = 10

answer equals 15%

User Alex Nolasco
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