Math, asked by nnakadavidgmailcom, 3 months ago

A pencil is 18 cm long. Someone estimates
its length to be 20 cm. Find the percentage
error in the estimate.

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Answered by manuopjsmonkey

4

Answer:

11.11% is the answer for this question

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Answered by simranvdschoudhary

1

Answer:

10%

Step-by-step explanation:

percentage error = actual value-expected value/excepted value×100

= 18-20 ×100

20

= -2 ×100

20

= -200

20

= -10%

Percentage can not be negative

Therefore, Percentage error is equal to 10 %

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