Question

how to find percent error

Answer 1

might have to be alittle more informative ....

Answer 2

the difference in the accepted value and you value, divided by the accepted value

Answer 3

\[{ \text{Excepted Value} - \text{Measured Value} \over \text{Excepted Value} } \times 100 \]

Answer 4

@eyust707 "Accepted" not "Excepted". :)

Answer 5

lol oops

Answer 6

:)

Answer 7

hhaha that's hilarious

Answer 8

lol, yeah. This isn't an English forum though but I can be pedantic at times...

Answer 9

Ironically my last post was grammatically incorrect as well :)I should stick to math hehe.

Answer 10

yea I think I am going to stick to math as well =P
I just have to fix it though..
\[{ \text{Accepted Value} - \text{Measured Value} \over \text{Accepted Value} } \times 100\]

Answer 11

you forgot to include the modulus, or | |, about the numerator

Answer 12

@amistre64 good call. I was so caught up in the grammar that I neglected the math. Thx :)