Source: Extra Practice
The mass and volume of a body are found to be and respectively. Then the maximum possible percentage error in its density is:
Options
Option A is correct
6%
Option B
1%
Option C
10%
Option D
5%
Explanation
Density . The relative error in density is . Plugging in the values: . Multiplying by to get the percentage error gives . This represents the maximum possible uncertainty in the density value.