A scale has a percent error of 6%. The scale reads the mass of a book as 600 g. Which statement describes what the actual mass o

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A scale has a percent error of 6%. The scale reads the mass of a book as 600 g. Which statement describes what the actual mass o

f the book could be? The actual mass of the book is either 300 g or 900 g. The actual mass of the book is either 564 g or 636 g. The actual mass of the book is either 594 g or 606 g. The actual mass of the book is either 550 g or 610 g. HELP ASAP FIRST TO ANSWEAR GET BRANLYIEST 20 POINTS

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evablogger [386] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-03T07:47:05+03:00

evablogger [386]3 years ago

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Answer:

between 564 grams and 636 grams

nekit [7.7K] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-03T05:38:32+03:00

nekit [7.7K]3 years ago

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Answer:

between 564 gr and 636 gr

Step-by-step explanation:

If the percent error is 6% (0.06 in decimal form) of 600 gr, then the error is :

0.06 * 600 gr = 36 gr

Therefore the actual mass of the book is between 600 - 36 = 564 gr and 600 + 36 = 636 gr.