Question

The veterinarian weighed Oliver’s new puppy, Boaz, on a defective scale. He weighed pounds. However, Boaz weighs exactly pounds. What is the percent of error in measurement of the defective scale ? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

It is given that Boaz weight is 36 pounds on a defective scale and exact weight is 34 pounds.

To determine the percent of error in measurement of the defective scale

$PE=\frac{approxvalue-exactvalue}{\text{exactvalue}}\times100$$PE=\frac{36-34}{34}\times100=\frac{2}{34}\times100=5.882$

Hence the percent error in measurement of the defective scale is 6.