Chase measured a line to be 8.9 inches long. If the actual length of the line is 9.5 inches, then what was the percent error of the measurement, to the nearest tenth of a percent?

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Whitney

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19 May, 11:26

Chase measured a line to be 8.9 inches long. If the actual length of the line is 9.5 inches, then what was the percent error of the measurement, to the nearest tenth of a percent?

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Blaine Chambers · Answer 1

10%

Step-by-step explanation:

In this question, we are asked to calculate the percentage error in a measurement.

This can be obtained by first getting the error involved. That is calculated by Subtracting the value calculated from the actual value. That is 9.5 - 8.9 = 0.6

The percentage error is thus 0.6/9.5 * 100 = 6%

The value is actually 10% to the nearest tenth of a percent