Ruiz needs to buy a countertop for a kitchen. He calculated the area to be 16 square feet. The actual area is 15.4 square feet.

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valentina_108 [34]

3 years ago

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Ruiz needs to buy a countertop for a kitchen. He calculated the area to be 16 square feet. The actual area is 15.4 square feet.

What is Ruiz's percentage error?
A.0.6%
B.3.75%
C.3.9%
D.6%

Mathematics

2 answers:

igomit [66] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-04T10:58:52+03:00

igomit [66]3 years ago

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Percentage error $=\frac{error}{actual measurement} \times 100$
Here error = 16 - 15.4 = 0.6
Therefore, percentage error $=\frac{0.6}{15.4} \times 100=0.039 \times 100$
=3.9%

azamat · Answer 2 · 2022-07-04T12:08:08+03:00

azamat3 years ago

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Answer:

3.9

Step-by-step explanation:

16 - 15.4 = 0.6 ={0.6}{15.4} *100=0.039 * 100 =3.9%