SOLUTION: A chemist was preparing a solution that should have included 35 milligrams of a chemical. If she actually used 36.4 milligrams, what was her percentage error ( to the nearest .001%

Question 223607: A chemist was preparing a solution that should have included 35 milligrams of a chemical. If she actually used 36.4 milligrams, what was her percentage error ( to the nearest .001%)?
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A chemist was preparing a solution that should have included 35 milligrams of a chemical. If she actually used 36.4 milligrams, what was her percentage error ( to the nearest .001%)?
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The error was 1.4 mg
1.4/35 = 1/25 = 4/100
= 4%
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