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Finding the error

Mathematics · Grade 9 · about 40 minutes

Measure what you estimated, and the gap between the two is the error.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. Approximating a measurement
  2. Finding the error
  3. Percentage error
  4. Errors, accuracy and the customer