SOLUTION: the amount of a chemical solution is measured to be 2 liters. what is the percent error of the measurement?

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Question 987423: the amount of a chemical solution is measured to be 2 liters. what is the percent error of the measurement?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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"2 liters" only shows one significant figure. This "2 liters" can be anything from 1.9 liters to 2.1 liters. Actually to be more strictly correct, the 2 liters can be between 1.5 liters and 2.4 liters. Either of these bounds would be 2 to the nearest ONES place.

The biggest percent error would be between 2 and 1.5, which is a volume error of 0.5 liters.

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Another important question, especially in practice, is "how well can the volume be read for measurement?"