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Charlie estimates his dog weighs 17 lbs. When Charlie weighed his dog, he weighed 20 lbs. What is the percent error of the weight of Charlie’s dog?

15% error
33% error
2% error
10% error

User Delameko
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Answer:15%

Step-by-step explanation:20 is the whole if he estimated 17 lbs then he was only 15% off

User Taharqa
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Answer:

The 15% error

Explanation:

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