A scientist estimated that a mixture would need 5 millimeters of a chemical to balance. The actual amount d was 7 millimeters. What was the percent error of the scientists estimation?

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Evan Juarez

2 October, 18:24

A scientist estimated that a mixture would need 5 millimeters of a chemical to balance. The actual amount d was 7 millimeters. What was the percent error of the scientists estimation?

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Kaylie Chase · Answer 1

29%

Step-by-step explanation:

If 7 is 100% correct then 5 would only be a portion of it

So you need to divide 5 by 7

So 5 divided by 7 is. 714 or. 71

this means the error was 29%