Question

While measuring a cloth of length 1.5 meters, it wasmeasured as 1.53 meters. Find the percentage error inmeasuring the cloth.

Answer 1

we have that

1.5 meters represents 100%

so

Applying proportion

Find out how much percentage represents the difference (1.53-1.50=0.03 m)

100/1.5=x/0.03

solve for x

x=(100/1.5)*0.03

x=2%

therefore

the answer is 2%