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Madeline measured a line to be 11.6 inches long. If the actual length of the line is 10.9 inches, then what was the percent error of the measurement, to the nearest tenth of a percent?

User Sagar Suri
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Answer:26.6%

Explanation:

User Daniel Gaeta
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Answer:

1.4%

Explanation:

Actual Length = 14.7 inches

Wrong Measurement = 14,5 inches

Error in Measurement = 14.7 -14.5 =0.2 inches

Percentage Error = (Error in Measurement/Actual Value) X 100

=(0.2/14.7) X 100

=0.0136 X 100

=1.36%

Percentage Error=1.4% (to the nearest tenth)

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