document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=637028>Question 637028</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 23. corinne calculated the area of a paper plate to be 50.27 square inches. If the actual area of the plate is 55.42 square inches, what is the relative error in calculating the area to the nearest thousandth?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I think that I have to subtract 50.27 from 55.42 which is 5.15 and then I think I am suppost to put it over some number but I dont know which number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you tim </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I think that I have to subtract 50.27 from 55.42 which is 5.15 and then I think I am suppost to put it over some number but I dont know which number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It makes no sense to use the wrong area as a reference.  If someone else did the calculations and got a 3rd value, then there would be no common reference.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5.51/55.42 =~ 0.092926<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or 9.293% error<BR>\n" );
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