answer: 5 17/33 % (to the tenth)
step-by-step explanation:
he guessed: 34.5 pounds
actual weight is 32.7
there for he is off:
34.5 -32.7 = 1.8
32.7 is the 100%
1.8 represents %? of 32.7
therefore:
32.7 - 100%
1.8 - x%
x= 1.8*100%/32.7% = 18*100%/327%
x=1800%/327% = (5 165/327)%
to the tenth:
5 17/33 %