Cindy measured and recorded the temperature of a liquid for an experiment. She used a poorly calibrated thermometer and noted the temperature as 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit. The actual temperature of the liquid was 95 degrees Fahrenheit.

What is the difference between the recorded temperature and the actual temperature?

Percent error is the difference between estimated value and the actual value in comparison to the actual value and is expressed as a percentage. In other words, the percent error is the relative error multiplied by 100.

Percent errors indicate how big our errors are when we measure something in an analysis process. Smaller percent errors indicate that we are close to the accepted or original value.

The formula is given as

Percentage error = [(Estimated value - Actual value) / Actual Value] * 100

Percentage error = [(100.5 - 95) / 95] * 100

Percentage error = 0.0578 * 100

percentage error = 5.78%

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Cindy measured and recorded the temperature of a liquid for an experiment. She used a poorly calibrated thermometer and noted the temperature as 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit. The actual temperature of the liquid was 95 degrees Fahrenheit. What was her percent error?