A student measures a piece of rope and found that it was 1.26m long. If the actual length of the rope is 1.25m, what was the percentage error in the measure...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2010 Subject: General Mathematics

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A student measures a piece of rope and found that it was 1.26m long. If the actual length of the rope is 1.25m, what was the percentage error in the measurement?
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The percentage error in measurement is the difference between the measured value and the actual value, divided by the actual value, multiplied by 100. In this case, the measured value is 1.26m, and the actual value is 1.25m. So the difference between the measured value and actual value is: 1.26m - 1.25m = 0.01m The percentage error can be calculated as: (0.01m ÷ 1.25m) × 100% = 0.8% Therefore, the percentage error in the measurement is 0.8%, which corresponds to option E.

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