If one measurement is known much more precisely than the other, the fractional error is the ratio of the absolute value of the difference (|M1-M2|), and the more accurate value. What is the percentage error of student A's measurement (37.2 cm long if it is determined by examination of the manufacture's specification that the laptop is actually 37.000 cm long? And the percentage error of student B laptop measurement is 36.7cm.

Answer 1

100 * .2/37

100 * .3/37