Carmen estimated the weight of her mountain bike to be 15 kg. The actual weight of her mountain bike was 14.2 kg. Find the absolute error and the percent error of Carmen's estimate. If necessary, round your answers to the nearest tenth. absolute error = kg % percent error =

Carmen estimated the weight of her mountain bike to be 15 kg. The actual weight of her mountain bike was 14.2 kg. Find the absolute error and the percent error of Carmen's estimate. If necessary, round your answers to the nearest tenth. absolute error = kg % percent error =

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

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ISBN:9780079039897

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Chapter1: Expressions And Functions

Section1.5: Descriptive Modeling And Accuracy

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Carmen estimated the weight of her mountain bike to be 15 kg. The actual weight of her mountain bike was 14.2 kg.
Find the absolute error and the percent error of Carmen's estimate. If necessary, round your answers to the nearest tenth.
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