You estimate that a kitten weighs 8 pounds. The actual weight of the kitten is 6 pounds. Find the percent error. Round your answ

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Komok [63]

3 years ago

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You estimate that a kitten weighs 8 pounds. The actual weight of the kitten is 6 pounds. Find the percent error. Round your answ

er to the nearest hundredth of a percent.

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nikklg [1K] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-03T16:35:16+03:00

nikklg [1K]3 years ago

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Answer- 133.33% How and Why-first divide the the estimated amount with the actual weight. After that you have to multiply by 100. If you do your calculations correctly you will have 133.33 *just notice that I rounded. Happy to help you and have a nice day! :)

densk [106] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-03T14:50:27+03:00

densk [106]3 years ago

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To find that , divide the estimate by the actual weight and multiply by 100.
8/6*100=133.33%(rounded)
Therefore the percent error is 133.33%.