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Errors and Measurements: Percentage Error Calculation MCQ

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Percentage Error CalculationMediumQuestion 30134

Question

A measured value is 9.8 m/s² and the accepted value is 9.81 m/s². The percentage error is approximately:
  1. A
    0.1%
    Correct
  2. B
    0.5%
  3. C
    1%
  4. D
    0.01%

Correct answer

0.1%

Explanation

%error = |9.8 − 9.81|/9.81 × 100 = 0.01/9.81 × 100 ≈ 0.1%.

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