Question

A surveyor is estimating the distance across a river. The actual distance is 279.8 m. The surveyor's estimate is 300 m.

Find the absolute error and the percent error of the surveyor's estimate. If necessary, round your answers to the nearest tenth.

Absolute Error = ___ m

Percent Error = ___%​

Answer 1

Absolute error = 20.2m

% error = 6.73%

Explanation:

Absolute error = 300-279.8= 20.2m

% error = 20.2 ÷ 300 = 6.73%