The teacher said the volume of liquid was 500.0 mL. When measured, a student found it was 499.7 mL. What was the student’s percent error?
The % error is given by :
abs [ True Value - Estimated Value] / [ True Value] =
abs [ 499.7 - 500] / 499.7 = about .06%
The problem states the student made the error so
(500-499.7)/500 x 100 = .06 %
