ECZ 2021 · O-Level Paper 1 — Approximations

A learner measured the length of a line to be 2.2cm. If the actual length is 2cm, find the (b) percentage error.

  • A. 110%
  • B. 20%
  • C. 10%
  • D. 0.10%

Verified working — step 1

Percentage error = (absolute erroractualvalue) × 100%

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