Question

Percent Error Problems – Find the percent error for each problem below.

I. Samantha measured the volume of her Mountain Dew before she drank it for her breakfast. She measured the volume of the soda in the 355 mL bottle as 343 mL.

Answer 1

% error = 3.4 %

Percent error = |accepted value - experimental value|/accepted value × 100%

∴ % error = |355 mL – 343 mL|/355 mL × 100 % = |12|/355 × 100 % = 3.4 %