73.5k views
2 votes
The teacher said the volume of the liquid was 500 mL when measured a student found it was 499.7 mL what is the students percent error

1 Answer

1 vote

Answer:

0.06 %

Step-by-step explanation:

The percentage error of a certain measurement can be found by using the formula


P(\%) = (error)/(actual \: \: number) * 100\% \\

From the question

error = 500 - 499.7 = 0.3

actual volume = 500 mL

We have


p(\%) = (0.3)/(500) * 100 \\ = (3)/(50) \\

We have the final answer as

0.06 %

Hope this helps you

User Tim Hall
by
5.7k points