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Nataliya [291]
3 years ago
13

Cindy measured and recorded the temperature of a liquid for an experiment. She used a poorly calibrated thermometer and noted th

e temperature as 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit. The actual temperature of the liquid was 95 degrees Fahrenheit. The percent error in her calculation is:______.
a. -5.79%.
b. 4.08%.
c. 4.08%.
d. 5.79%.
Mathematics
1 answer:
alina1380 [7]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

5.79%

Step-by-step explanation:

The percentage error in the measurement is obtained by;

|measured temperature - actual temperature|/actual temperature ×100

actual temperature= 95°F

measured temperature= 100.5°F

|100.5 - 95|/95×100

%error= 5.79%

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