Question

A scale measures a 1,000 gram weight as 945 grams. What is the percent error?

Answer 1

5.820

step by step explanation

Answer 2

5.5%

Explanation:

The difference, or error, is 55 grams. The absolute value of (1000-945)/1000 is easily 0.055. Convert that into a percent and you'll get 5.5% as your error.