Student 1 estimated 4.4 pounds away from the actual weight of 15.6 pounds.
His error was ( 4.4/15.6 ) = 0.282 = 28.2 % .
Student 2 estimated 0.7 ounces away from the actual weight of 14.3 ounces.
Her error was ( 0.7/14.3 ) = 0.049 = 4.9 %
Student 3 estimated 2.7 pounds away from the actual weight of 12.7 pounds.
Her error was ( 2.7/12.7 ) = 0.212 = 21.2 %
Student 4 estimated 3.6 ounces away from the actual weight of 21.4 ounces.
His error was (3.6/21.4 ) = 0.168 = 16.8 %
Student 1, with an error of a whopping 28.2%, had the largest error.
Student 2, with an error of only 4.9%, had the smallest error.
