Tricia has a chocolate Labrador retriever named Sam. She believes her dog weighs 60 pounds. Sam actually weigh 70 pounds. find the percent error

Answer 1

The percent error can be found using the formula:

percent error = (|actual value - estimated value| / actual value) * 100

In this case, the actual value is 70 pounds and the estimated value is 60 pounds. Hence, the percent error can be calculated as follows:

percent error = (|70 - 60| / 70) * 100
percent error = (10 / 70) * 100
percent error = 0.14285714285714285 * 100
percent error ≈ 14.2857%

Therefore, the percent error is approximately 14.2857%.