Assume that you found the average volume of water required to fill the graduated cylinder to the 8.00 ml mark was 7.95ml. calculate the percent error

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Lukas Lee

13 August, 14:18

Assume that you found the average volume of water required to fill the graduated cylinder to the 8.00 ml mark was 7.95ml. calculate the percent error

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Jan Hahn · Answer 1

To calculate the percentage error, we use:

% Error = (actual value - read value) x 100 / actual value

% Error = - 0.63%

The minus sign indicates that the actual value is less than the read value