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What is the relative error of a distance given as 550cm plus or minus 24.2cm?

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( 24.2)/(550) \cdot100\%= (24.2\cdot100)/(550) \%= (242)/(55) \%= (22)/(5) \%=4.4\%
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24.2 / 550 = 0.044

The relative error is plus or minus 4.4 percent .
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