The measurement of the width of a garden plot is 44.25 m. Its actual width is 45.5 m. What is the percent error in the measurement, to the nearest tenth of a percent? 0.2% 0.3% 2.7% 3.2%

Mathematics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Given that

The measurement of the width of a garden plot is 44.25 m

actual width is 45.5 m

error in measurement = 45.5-44.25

=1.25

error in %

(1.25/45.5)*100

= 2.7 %

Answer 2.7%