A cereal company fills boxes with 16 ounces of cereal. The acceptable percent error in filling a box is 2.5%. Find the least and

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ch4aika [34]

3 years ago

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A cereal company fills boxes with 16 ounces of cereal. The acceptable percent error in filling a box is 2.5%. Find the least and

the greatest acceptable weights. Show your work please

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Ket [755] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-06T10:26:42+03:00

Ket [755]3 years ago

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If the acceptable percent error is 2.5%, then the amount it can be over or under 16 oz is 0.4oz.
16 + 0.4
16 - 0.4
16.4 is the greatest, 15.6 is the least