Question

Astudent measures the depth of a swimming pool to be 2.04 meters at its deepest end. The accepted value is 2.00 m. What is the student's percent error?

Answer 1

The percent error is `2%`.

Explanation:

The formula for percent error is

Percent error`=abs((E-T)/T) * 100` where

E = experimental value and
T= theoretical or accepted value

Percent error `=abs((2.04-2.00)/2.00) * 100`

`=abs(.04/2.00) * 100 = .02 * 100 = 2%`