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Roger has a nail that is 12 centimeters long. He measures and records the length of the nail as 15 centimeters. What is thepercent error in Roger's measurement?
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Roger has a nail that is 12 centimeters long. He measures and records the length of the nail as 15 centimeters. What is thepercent error in Roger's measurement?

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the percent error is 25% Sorry for not showing mu work but I remember it was 25% I hope that's help !
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15-12 = 3
3/12 = 0.25

0.25 = 25% error
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