Question

jenny estimated the height of her office building to be 13 m. the actual height of her office building was 12.1 m. find the absolute error and the percent error of jennys estimate. if necessary, round your answers to the nearest tenth. absolute error = \\(\square\\) m percent error = \\(\square\\) %

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate absolute error

$|13 - 12.1| = 0.9$

Step2: Calculate percent error

$\frac{0.9}{12.1} \times 100\% \approx 7.4\%$

Answer:

absolute error = 0.9 m
percent error = 7.4 %