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8-16.

Mariana and Felix were in science class and were using a test kit to measure the amount of calcium in milk. They measured the amount of calcium in 1 cup of milk 10 times and got a mean of 294.6 mg. They looked up the amount of calcium that is typically in milk and found out it was 290 mg per 1 cup. Percent error finds the difference between the actual value and measured value and the compares that difference to the actual value as a percentage. Find the percent error of Mariana and Felix’s measurement. Homework Help ✎

Find the difference between the measured value and the actual value.
294.6 − 290 = 4.6

Divide the difference by the actual value.

$\frac{4.6}{290}=0.0158$

Multiply this number by 100% to get the percent error.
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