Numbers of Any Magnitude, SMB-004 The height of palm tree is measured at 8 metres, to the nearest metre. What is the percentage error in this measurement? (2 marks) Show Answers Only `6.25%` Show Worked Solution `text{Absolute error}\ =1/2 xx text{precision}\ = 1/2 xx 1 = 0.5\ text{m}` `text{% error}` `=\ frac{text{absolute error}}{text{measurement}} xx 100%` `=0.5/8 xx 100%` `=6.25%`