Question

In science class, Scott estimates the mass of a sample to be 109 grams. The actual mass of

the sample is 104 grams. Find the percent error of Scott's estimate. Round your answer to
the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Percent of error = 4.80% (Approx)

Explanation:

Given:

Mass of sample = 109 gram

Actual mass of sample = 104 gram

Find:

Percent of error.

Computation:

Error = Mass of sample - Actual mass of sample

Error = 109 gram - 104 gram

Error =5 gram

Percent of error = (Error / Actual mass of sample)100

Percent of error = (5 / 104)100

Percent of error = 4.80% (Approx)