SOLUTION: The sticker on a car states that it gets 18 miles per gallon on the highway, but measurements show that its highway mileage is actually 31 miles per gallon. Find the values of the

SOLUTION: The sticker on a car states that it gets 18 miles per gallon on the highway, but measurements show that its highway mileage is actually 31 miles per gallon. Find the values of the

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Question 431507: The sticker on a car states that it gets 18 miles per gallon on the highway, but measurements show that its highway mileage is actually 31 miles per gallon. Find the values of the absolute and relative errors. For the value of the relative error, round to the nearest integer as needed.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Abs error = 31 - 18 = 13
Relative = 13/18 = 0.7222... or 72%

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