document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=750636>Question 750636</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the percentage error if 0.005998 is approximated to three significant figures </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #456741 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=456741\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> That means, round to this place indicated by \"P\": 0.00XXPX<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and to use three significant figures.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.005998 to three significant figures becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%280.00600%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%280.00600%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  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.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much error, you want to find.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Difference = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.00600-0.005998 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.00600-0.005998\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which is positive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The percentage error is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%28%280.00600-0.005998%29%2F0.005998%29%2A100%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%28%280.00600-0.005998%29%2F0.005998%29%2A100%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > % </SPAN>\n" );
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