Your speedometer reads 60 miles per hour when you are actually traveling 58 miles per hour. Find the relative error. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent

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Your speedometer reads 60 miles per hour when you are actually traveling 58 miles per hour. Find the relative error. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent

 

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