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A zookeeper predicted the weight of a new baby elephant to be 250 pounds when it was born. The elephant actually weighed 282 pounds at birth. What was the percent error of the z…

A zookeeper predicted the weight of a new baby elephant to be 250 pounds when it was born. The elephant actually weighed 282 pounds at birth. What was the percent error of the z…
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A zookeeper predicted the weight of a new baby elephant to be 250 pounds when it was born. The elephant actually weighed 282 pounds at birth. What was the percent error of the zookeeper's prediction?

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About 11% - I first subtracted 250 from 282, to get 32. I then did 32/282 to get .11.... You round that out to about 11%
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