Question

A scientist measures a substance to be 0.6 grams. Calculate the percent of error in the measurement. Show all work for full credit.

Answer 1

Answer:

Measurement of 0.6 grams means that the 'true' answer lies between

0.55 and 0.65.

In general, the uncertainty in a single measurement from a single instrument is half the least precise decimal given for the instrument.

The precision for this measurement is in the tenths place.

so we take$\dfrac{0.1}{2}$= 0.05, and divide by the measurement

$⟹ \dfrac{0.05}{0.6}$ = 0.08333 = 8.3 %

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