Question

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

Answer 1

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! :)

Answer 2

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%.