Question

A student takes an object with an accepted mass of 120.0 grams and masses it on their

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is 5.25 %

Explanation:

The percentage error of a certain measurement can be found by using the formula

$P(\%) = \frac{error}{actual \: \: number} \times 100\%$

From the question

actual mass = 120 g

error = 120 - 113.7 = 6.3

The percentage error is

$P (\%) = \frac{6.3}{120} \times 100 \\ = 5.25$

We have the final answer as

5.25 %

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