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A piece of paper is 254 mm long, to the nearest mm. What is the percentage error?

 May 1, 2015

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$${\frac{{\mathtt{0.5}}}{{\mathtt{254}}}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{100}} = {\frac{{\mathtt{25}}}{{\mathtt{127}}}} = {\mathtt{0.196\: \!850\: \!393\: \!700\: \!787\: \!4}}$$    percent

 

0.2%    error

 May 1, 2015
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Maybe

 

$${\frac{{\mathtt{0.5}}}{{\mathtt{254}}}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{100}} = {\frac{{\mathtt{25}}}{{\mathtt{127}}}} = {\mathtt{0.196\: \!850\: \!393\: \!700\: \!787\: \!4}}$$    percent

 

0.2%    error

Melody May 1, 2015

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