Question

a set of data measures the average volume of a container as 455 ml. the accepted value is 490. ml. what is the percent error? % error = $\frac{|accepted - average|}{accepted} \times 100$ 74.1% error 0.300% error 46.6% error 7.14% error

Explanation:

Step1: Identify values

Accepted value = 490 mL, average value = 455 mL

Step2: Calculate difference

$|490 - 455|= 35$

Step3: Apply percent - error formula

$\% \text{ Error}=\frac{|490 - 455|}{490}\times100=\frac{35}{490}\times100$
$\frac{35}{490}\times100=\frac{3500}{490}\approx7.14$

Answer:

7.14% error