Question

A student calculates the volume of a graduated cylinder to be 43.26 ml. The actual volume is 42.32 ml. What is the percent error? Show your work below. Round your answer to two digits.

Answer 1

Answer:

2.2%

Explanation:

Percentage error,

You apply the formula,

[(Estimated value - Actual value)/Actual value] × 100%

; [(43.26 - 42.32)/42.32] × 100

; (0.94/42.32) × 100

; 0.022 × 100

Percent error = 2.2%