A student estimated a mass to be 250g, but upon carefully measuring it, found the actual mass to be 240g. What is the percent error?
1 Answer
Sep 26, 2017
Explanation:
To find the percent error, we use this formula:
http://astro.physics.uiowa.edu/ITU/glossary/percent-error-formula/
We have 2 known values, so plug them in to get
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