Selina weighs a metal sample in science class as being 20.8 grams. The actual weight of the sample is 20 grams. What is her percent relative error? Show your work.

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Sakhri Houssem asked Oct 22, 2022

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Selina weighs a metal sample in science class as being 20.8 grams. The actual weight of the sample is 20 grams. What is her percent relative error? Show your work.

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.04%

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you would subtract the 20.8 by 20 to get .8, then you divide .8 by the actual wait to get .04%

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