document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1009497>Question 1009497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you measure a piece of rope and find its length to be 12m. Find the percent error of this measurement. Round to the nearest hundredth. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #624970 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=624970\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Normally the error involved in a measurement is half the smallest measured unit.  Here that would be 0.5m.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The percentage error is .5/12 = 4.17% </SPAN>\n" );
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