Mathematics — Applications And Interp.

Mathematics — Applications and Interp.

Problem

The mass of a chemical sample is recorded as

3.42\times10^{-3}\,\text{kg}

, whereas the accepted mass is

3.400\times10^{-3}\,\text{kg}

. Calculate the percentage error (express the answer to two significant figures). a) 5.9\% b) 0.49\% c) 0.59\% d) 0.006\%