Question

Ryan estimates the measurements of the volume of a container to be 36 cubic inches. the actual volume of the popcorn container is 40 cubic inches. Part A: find the absolute error. Part B: Find the relative error/percent error

Answer 1

The absolute error is 4 cubic inches. To find the absolute error, you simply subtract the two values.

The percent error is 10%. To find the percent error, we create a fraction out of the error and the actual value.
4 / 40 x 100 = 10%