Question

The odometer in Mr. Washington's car does not work correctly. The odometer recorded 14.3 miles for his last trip to the hardware store,but he knows the distant traveled is 17 miles.What is the percent error. Show steps

Find the percent errors, use the formula a-x/x ×100%

Answer 1

15.8823% error

Explanation:

Percent Error Formula

abs(
`((a-x))/(x)`) * 100%

abs: absolute value

a: actual value

x: expected value

Percent Error = abs(
`(14.3 - 17)/(17)`) * 100%

= abs(-0.158823) * 100%

15.8823% error