Question

Percentage Error question

Answer 1

If the experimental value is 1.24 g
and the accepted value is 1.30, what is the percentage error?

Answer 2

if i recall right percent error is.. \[\large \text{% error} = \frac{\text{experimental value} - \text{accepted value}}{\text{accepted value}} \times 100%\]
does that help?

Answer 3

Yes, I have my answer, but I want to make sure

Answer 4

\[\large \text % error = \frac{1.24 - 1.30}{1.30} \times 100\]
is that what you did?

Answer 5

Yes

Answer 6

then time to let wolfram do her thing http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%281.24+-+1.30%29%2F1.30+x+100