An angle measuring 60 degrees is measured as 62 degrees. What is the percentage error correct to 3 significant figures?
A.35.5%
B.3.33%
C.3.23%
D.37.2%

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Baddy1 · Answer

hope i can get a correct answer

xxemilianaxx · Answer

A. 35.5% :https://www.calculator.net/percent-error-calculator.html

xxemilianaxx · Answer

I thought it would be 35.5?

mhanifa · Answer

It should be (62 - 60)/60

Baddy1 · Answer

@extrinix wrote:

So we need to take 2 out of the 62, so we would just divide. $\dfrac{2}{62}$ Which would give us $0.03225$. Then we need to move it over 2 decimal places. So we would end up with $3.225$, which when converted to 3 significant figures, we get $3.23$, which is C, so C would be your answer.

thank you

Baddy1 · Answer

@extrinix wrote:

Difference of the two, which is 2.

thank you

Baddy1 · Answer

@xxemilianaxx wrote:

I thought it would be 35.5?

thank you

mhanifa · Answer

2/60= 0.0333 
3.33% is correct one

Baddy1 · Answer

@mhanifa wrote:

2/60= 0.0333 3.33% is correct one

thank you

mhanifa · Answer

You are welcome!