Question

A product tester measures four different sizes of bottled water to see if they are filled accurately. The table shows the results. Which sample had the least percent error?.

Answer 1

The second sample has the least error percentage.

Error percentage

The amount of mistakes is expressed as if it is a part of the total which is a hundred. The ratio can be expressed as a fraction of 100. The word percent means per 100. It is represented by the symbol ‘%’.

Given

Sample      Meqasured amount        Actual amount

   1                         14                                 13.7

  2                        24                                 24.4

  3                        25                                 25.8

  4                        39                                 40.2

To find

The error percentage.

How to find the error percentage?

We know the formula for the error percentage.

$\rm \% Error = \dfrac{Measured \ value- Actual\ value}{Actual\ value} * 100$

For the first sample

$\rm \% Error = \dfrac{Measured \ value- Actual\ value}{Actual\ value} * 100\\\\ \% Error = \dfrac{14 - 13.7}{13.7}*100\\\\ \% Error = 2.19 \%$

For the second sample

$\rm \% Error = \dfrac{Measured \ value- Actual\ value}{Actual\ value} * 100\\\\ \% Error = \dfrac{24.4 - 24}{24.4}*100\\\\ \% Error = 1.64 \%$

For the third sample

$\rm \% Error = \dfrac{Measured \ value- Actual\ value}{Actual\ value} * 100\\\\ \% Error = \dfrac{25.8 - 25}{25.8}*100\\\\ \% Error = 3.1 \%$

For the fourth sample

$\rm \% Error = \dfrac{Measured \ value- Actual\ value}{Actual\ value} * 100\\\\ \% Error = \dfrac{40.2-39}{40.2}*100\\\\ \% Error = 2.99 \%$

The second sample has the least error percentage.

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