A zookeeper predicted the weight of a new baby elephant to be 256 pounds when it was born. The elephant actually weighed 288 pounds at birth. What was the percent error of the zookeeper's prediction?

11.11%

88.89%

12.50%

32%

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Marley Griffith

16 November, 07:28

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A zookeeper predicted the weight of a new baby elephant to be 256 pounds when it was born. The elephant actually weighed 288 pounds at birth. What was the percent error of the zookeeper's prediction?11.11%88.89%12.50%32%