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Andrew estimated the weight of his dog to be 60 lb. The dog’s actual weight was 68 lb. What was the percent error in Andrew’s estimate? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of…

Andrew estimated the weight of his dog to be 60 lb. The dog’s actual weight was 68 lb. What was the percent error in Andrew’s estimate? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of…
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Andrew estimated the weight of his dog to be 60 lb. The dog’s actual weight was 68 lb.

What was the percent error in Andrew’s estimate? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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correct - wrong percentage
-------------------- = ---------------
wrong 100
68 - 60 x
--------- = ----
60 100
8 x
---- = ----
60 100
800 60x
----- = ----
60 60
13.3% = x
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