A 5.0g of salt was weighted by Tunde as 5.1g. What is the percentage error?

A 5.0g of salt was weighted by Tunde as 5.1g. What is the percentage error?

Answer Details

% error = $\frac{\text{actual error}}{\text{true value}}$ x 100
Where actual error = 5.1 - 5.0 = 0.1
true value = 5.0g
% error = $\frac{0.1}{5.0}$ x 100
= $\frac{10}{5}$
= 2