Question

Amanda measures the top of an 80 cm
desk to be 82.4 cm. Dwayne measures
the height of a 140 cm cabinet to be
a
137.2 cm. Which student has a greater
percent error?

Answer 1

Answer:

Amanda's percent of error: = .03 or 3% Dwyane's percent of error: = .02 = 2%

Looks like Amanda had the larger error.