Question

Calculate the percent error. Darwin’s coach recorded that he had bowled points out of in a bowling tournament.

Answer 1

Given:

The recorded value is 250 points.

The true value is 300 points.

To find the percent error:

Using the formula,

`P\text{ercent error}=\frac{|recorded\text{ value}-\texttrue value}{\text{True value}}*100\text{ \%}`

On substitution we get,

`\begin{gathered} =(|250-300|)/(300)*100 \\ =(50)/(300)*100 \\ =16.67\text{ \%} \end{gathered}`

Hence, the percent error is 16.67 %.