Question

Jocelyn estimates that a piece of wood measures 5.5 cm, if it actually measures 5.62 cm, what is the percent error of Jocelyns estimate

Answer 1

Percent error=error/correct times 100
error=5.62-5.5=0.12
correct=5.62

percent error=0.12/5.62 times 100=0.02135231316725978647686832740214 times 100=
2.135231316725978647686832740214%

Answer 2

The percent error is -2.1352% of Jocelyn's estimate.