Question

Calculate the percent error. Darwin’s coach recorded that he had bowled points out of in a bowling tournament.

Answer 1

Given:

The recorded value is 250 points.

The true value is 300 points.

To find the percent error:

Using the formula,

$P\text{ercent error}=\frac{|recorded\text{ value}-\text{true value|}}{\text{True value}}\times100\text{ \%}$

On substitution we get,

$\begin{gathered} =\frac{|250-300|}{300}\times100 \\ =\frac{50}{300}\times100 \\ =16.67\text{ \%} \end{gathered}$

Hence, the percent error is 16.67 %.