Johnny estimated that the oak tree in his backyard was 16 m tall the actual height of the oak tree is 18.75 m tall what is the percent of the error in his estimation to the nearest 10th?

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Johnny estimated that the oak tree in his backyard was 16 m tall the actual height of the oak tree is 18.75 m tall what is the percent of the error in his estimation to the nearest 10th?
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Given data:

The measured value is m=16 m.

The true value is T=18.75 m.

 

The expression for the percentage error is,

e=m-TT×100

 

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