David measured the distance from his house to a soccer field as 3 km. The actual distance from his house to the soccer field is 2.84 km.

What is the approximate percent error in David’s measurement? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent, if necessary.

A.
0.16%

B.
5.3%

C.
5.6%

D.
16%

Question

David measured the distance from his house to a soccer field as 3 km. The actual distance from his house to the soccer field is 2.84 km.
 
What is the approximate percent error in David’s measurement? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent, if necessary.
 
 A.
0.16%
 
 B.
5.3%
 
 C.
5.6%
 
 D.
16%

anonymous · Answer

Let's solve your equation step-by-step.

3−
2.84 
2.84 
=
x 
100 

Step 1: Simplify both sides of the equation.

2=
1 
100 
x
Step 2: Flip the equation.


1 
100 
x=2
Step 3: Divide both sides by 1/100.



1 
100 
x 

1 
100 
 
=
2 

1 
100 
 

x=200

anonymous · Answer

Your answer would be 5.6%

texaschic101 · Answer

(3 - 2.84) / 2.84 = 0.16/2.84 = 0.056 = 5.6%