Numbers of Any Magnitude, SMB-006 A dinosaur fossil is measured to be 1.3 metres in length. What is the percentage error in this measurement, giving your answer correct to two decimal places? (2 marks) Show Answers Only `3.85%` Show Worked Solution `text{Absolute error} = 1/2 xx \text{precision} = 1/2 xx 0.1 = 0.05\ text{m}` `% text(error)` `= frac(0.05)(1.3) xx 100` `= 3.84615%` `=3.85%\ text{(to 2 d.p.)}`