How Do You Calculate Percentage Error in Period Measurements?

[cowking]

Help please you all can do this

i am a noob at this here it is


1. Arecording timer makes 465 dots in 8.5s

(A) calculate its period . i have this but i don't know (B)
(B) Its actual period is 0.020s. calculate the percentage error


we are using the T=sec
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i am a noob at this

 

[J77]

i am a noob at this here it is

First rule, then: show some working...

 

[cowking]

sorry i am not a pro like you but i suck at this but thjx for the help ass and i think it is 91 % but i am not 100%

 

[J77]

You could at least show what you have for A

btw: 91% is right - what's your working?

 

[cowking]

thx man so 91 % is right kewl sorry for calling you a ass it sounded like you where being one

 

[J77]

thx man so 91 % is right kewl sorry for calling you a ass it sounded like you where being one

That's OK - I've just woke up

 

[J77]

Actually, 91% isn't the percentage error.

You're on the right lines tho' - if you got the 91%, you've got A, I presume...

Now take the difference between your vale of A and the actual value given, then work out the percentage error