Roger has a nail that is 12 centimeters long. He measures and records the length of the nail as 15 centimeters. What is the percent error in Roger's measurement?

Respuesta :

the percent error is 25%

Answer:

Percentage error = 25 %

Step-by-step explanation:

Given  : Roger has a nail that is 12 centimeters long. He measures and records the length of the nail as 15 centimeters.

To find : What is the percent error in Roger's measurement?

Solution : We have given that

Length of roger nail = 12 cm.

He measures length =  15 cm.

Error = 15 cm - 12 cm.

Error in length =  3 cm .

Percentage error = [tex]\frac{Measured-exact}{exact}*100[/tex].

Percentage error = [tex]\frac{15- 12}{12}*100[/tex].

Percentage error = [tex]\frac{3}{12}*100[/tex].

Percentage error = 25 %

Therefore, Percentage error = 25 %