Question

A cereal company fills boxes with 16 ounces of cereal. The acceptable percent error in filling a box is 2.5%. Find the least and the greatest acceptable weights. The least acceptable weight is ounces. The greatest acceptable weight is ounces.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

Least acceptable weight= 15.6 ounces

and Greatest acceptable weight=16.4 ounces.

Step-by-step explanation:

A cereal company fills boxes with 16 ounces of cereal.

The acceptable percent error in filling a box is 2.5%.

i.e. the error in decimal is:

(2.5/100)*16= (25/1000)*16=0.4

Hence,

The least acceptable weight is obtained by subtracting the actual amount with the error.

16-0.4=15.6 ounces.

and the greatest acceptable weight is obtained by adding the error to the actual weight.

16+0.4=16.4 ounces

Therefore,

Least acceptable weight= 15.6 ounces

and Greatest acceptable weight= 16.4 ounces.