Question

A student calculated the mass of a block to be 16.3g. The actual mass of the block is 15.8g. Calculate the student’s percent error.

Answer 1

Answer: The student’s percent error is 3.16%.

Explanation:

Calculated mass of the block = 16.3 g

Actual mass of the block = 15.8 g

$\% error=|\frac{\text{Calculated Mass}-\text{Actual Mass}}{\text{Actual Mass}}|\times 100$

$\% error=|\frac{16.3 g-15.8 g}{15.8 g}|\times 100=3.16 \%$

The student’s percent error is 3.16%.

Answer 2

3.16 would be correct