SOLUTION: Find the percentage error if 0.005998 is approximated to three significant figures

Question 750636: Find the percentage error if 0.005998 is approximated to three significant figures
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That means, round to this place indicated by "P": 0.00XXPX
and to use three significant figures.

0.005998 to three significant figures becomes . Rounding needed to go UP because the 8 is 5 or higher, so the 9 must go UP but no more digits, so use 0, and the next 9 must go up also. I could explain at greater length using place by place rounding, but I want to avoid doing that.

How much error, you want to find.
Difference = , which is positive.

The percentage error is %
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