hi! please help me.
Question: What is the percentage error if I use a value of 3 1/7 for π (pi) ?
Answer: 0.0402%
how do I work this out?

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hi! please help me.
Question: What is the percentage error if I use a value of 3 1/7 for  π (pi) ?
Answer: 0.0402%
how do I work this out?

anonymous · Answer

i hope this can help https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/percentage/percentage.faq.question.209312.html

anonymous · Answer

i dont really know much of this

phi · Answer

You first find 
$$ \frac{error}{true \ value}$$
then make that a decimal number
then multiply by 100 to make it a percent

error is
estimate - truth

in this case  22/7 is the estimate, and pi (use your calculator for its value)
is truth.