Amber measured the length of her yard by walking from one end of the yard to the other. she counted 44 steps assuming that each of her steps was 1/2 m in length, amber said the length of her yard was 44 * 1/2 = 22. the actual length is 19m what is the percent error

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Olive Kim

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2 March, 22:35

Amber measured the length of her yard by walking from one end of the yard to the other. she counted 44 steps assuming that each of her steps was 1/2 m in length, amber said the length of her yard was 44 * 1/2 = 22. the actual length is 19m what is the percent error

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Nola · Answer 1

If you would like to know what is the percent error, you can calculate this using the following steps:

x% of 19m is 22m

x% * 19 = 22

x/100 * 19 = 22 / * 100/19

x = 22 * 100 / 19

x = 2200 / 19

x = 115.8 %

115.8% - 100% = 15.8%

The correct result would be 15.8%.