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%

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Your answer would be 5.6%

Answer 3

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