Question

The distance around a neighborhood is 6 miles. When Sam clocked it with a odometer the distance was 5.52 miles.

What was the error distance

Answer 1

.48mi

Explanation:

6-5.52

Answer 2

Answer: 8%

Explanation:

Percent error is determined by the difference between the exact value and the approximate value of a quantity, divided by the exact value and then multiplied by 100.

.48 (difference)/6 (exact value)= 0.08

0.08 * 100 = 8%