Question

The distance around a neighborhood is 4 miles. When clocking it with an odometer, the distance was 3.8 miles. What is the percent error?

Answer 1

The percent error is 5%.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the percent error, we need to find the difference between the actual distance and the measured distance, divide that by the actual distance, and then multiply by 100.

The actual distance is 4 miles and the measured distance is 3.8 miles.

Percent error = ((4 - 3.8) / 4) * 100 = 0.2/4 * 100 = 5%