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Some students were measuring the volume of a cube shaped wooden block. They

measured the length to be 5.08 cm, the width to be 5.09 cm, and the height to be
5.10 cm. The actual volume of the block was 15.3 cm3
. What was their percent
error?

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Answer:

See below

Step-by-step explanation:

CALCULATED volume from their measurements:

5.08 X 5.09 X 5.10 = 131. 9 cm^3

( I think you my have the "The actual volume of the block was 15.3 cm3" incorrectly posted)

(131.9 - 15.3) / 15.3 x 100 % = 762 % error !!!!!

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