Question

A recipe calls for 250 g of flour, but a baker mistakenly uses only 200 g what is the percent ever in amount of flour used?

Answer 1

To find the percent error in the amount of flour used, we can use the following formula:

Percent Error = |(Actual Value - Experimental Value) / Actual Value| * 100%

In this case, the actual value is 250 g (the amount of flour required in the recipe) and the experimental value is 200 g (the amount of flour used by the baker).

Percent Error = |(250 g - 200 g) / 250 g| * 100%
Percent Error = |50 g / 250 g| * 100%
Percent Error = 0.2 * 100%
Percent Error = 20%

Therefore, the percent error in the amount of flour used by the baker is 20%.