Question

Yasmin determines the velocity of a car to be 15 m/s. The accepted value for the velocity of the car is 15.6 m/s. What is Yasmin's percent error?

0.04%
3.3%
3.8%
60%

Answer 1

Percent error = |accepted − measured| / accepted × 100% = |15.6 − 15| / 15.6 × 100% = 0.6/15.6 × 100% ≈ 3.85% ≈ 3.8%.

Answer: 3.8%