Thanks for any help, if you give me an equation I can probably solve the rest.
A zookeeper predicted the weight of a new baby elephant to be 229 pounds when it was born. The elephant actually weighed 261 pounds at birth. What was the percent error of the zookeeper's prediction?

13.97%
32%
12.26%
87.74%

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Thanks for any help, if you give me an equation I can probably solve the rest.
A zookeeper predicted the weight of a new baby elephant to be 229 pounds when it was born. The elephant actually weighed 261 pounds at birth. What was the percent error of the zookeeper's prediction?

13.97%
32%
12.26%
87.74%

phi · Answer

first find the fraction  (actual - predicted)/actual

anonymous · Answer

Do you mean 32/229?