The students measured length during a science experiment, they got 12 cm. But the actual measurement was 14.25 cm. What was the percent error?

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what was the percent error

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-28T11:55:36

#15.79%# (2 d.p.)

If the actual measurement was 14.25 and the experiment measure was 12:

Error:

#14.25-12=2.25#

This as a percentage of the true measure:

#2.25/14.25xx100%=15.79%# (2 d.p.)