# Thread: error and percent error

1. ## error and percent error

Ugh, greatest possible error and percent error is not my best friend.

How do I solve these problems...Ive never covered this stuff in school.

2. Originally Posted by LivinLife
Ugh, greatest possible error and percent error is not my best friend.

How do I solve these problems...Ive never covered this stuff in school.
Hi LivinLife,

What problems? I don't see any.

The Greatest Possible Error of a measurement is one half of the unit of measure to which the measure is being rounded.

Example: If you are measuring a length using inches, the greatest possible error would be 1/2 inch. If you measured in meters, the greatest possible error would be 50 cm (1/2 meter).

Per Cent Error = $\frac{\text{Observed value - True Value}}{\text{True Value}} \times 100$

3. Originally Posted by masters
Hi LivinLife,

What problems? I don't see any.

The Greatest Possible Error of a measurement is one half of the unit of measure to which the measure is being rounded.

Example: If you are measuring a length using inches, the greatest possible error would be 1/2 inch. If you measured in meters, the greatest possible error would be 50 cm (1/2 meter).

Per Cent Error = $\frac{\text{Observed value - True Value}}{\text{True Value}} \times 100$

haha sorry...
um the questions im trying to figure out are:

Find the greatest possible error for the measurement 0.991g
Find the percent error for 2cm (round to the nearest hundredth)
Given a text passage, determine:
    1. If it contains a mathematical question (including word problems or calculations)
    2. If an answer to that mathematical question is provided in the text

First, describe the content structure you found in 1-2 sentences.

Then provide your analysis in the following format:
TYPE: <one of the following values>
- NO_QUESTION
- SINGLE_QUESTION
- SINGLE_QUESTION_WITH_ANSWER
- MULTIPLE_QUESTIONS
- MULTIPLE_QUESTIONS_WITH_ANSWERS
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# Thread: error and percent error

1. ## error and percent error

Ugh, greatest possible error and percent error is not my best friend.

How do I solve these problems...Ive never covered this stuff in school.

2. Originally Posted by LivinLife
Ugh, greatest possible error and percent error is not my best friend.

How do I solve these problems...Ive never covered this stuff in school.
Hi LivinLife,

What problems? I don't see any.

The Greatest Possible Error of a measurement is one half of the unit of measure to which the measure is being rounded.

Example: If you are measuring a length using inches, the greatest possible error would be 1/2 inch. If you measured in meters, the greatest possible error would be 50 cm (1/2 meter).

Per Cent Error = $\frac{\text{Observed value - True Value}}{\text{True Value}} \times 100$

3. Originally Posted by masters
Hi LivinLife,

What problems? I don't see any.

The Greatest Possible Error of a measurement is one half of the unit of measure to which the measure is being rounded.

Example: If you are measuring a length using inches, the greatest possible error would be 1/2 inch. If you measured in meters, the greatest possible error would be 50 cm (1/2 meter).

Per Cent Error = $\frac{\text{Observed value - True Value}}{\text{True Value}} \times 100$

haha sorry...
um the questions im trying to figure out are:

Find the greatest possible error for the measurement 0.991g
Find the percent error for 2cm (round to the nearest hundredth)
user
The text contains a discussion about greatest possible error and percent error, with a user asking for help on how to solve specific problems related to these concepts. The user then provides two specific questions at the end.

TYPE: SINGLE_QUESTION_WITH_ANSWER

However, it's important to note that while the questions are provided, the answers to these specific questions are not given in the text. The explanation of the concepts is provided, but not the solutions to the specific problems. Therefore, a more accurate classification would be:

TYPE: SINGLE_QUESTION