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ASAP!Karen measures the width of a garden plot and records that it is 44.25 meters. Its actual width is 45.5 meters.What is the percent error in the measurement, to the nearest tenth of a percent?0.2%0.3%2.7%3.2%

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Answer:2.7%Step-by-step explanation:Actual width = 45.5 meters.Incorrect width = 44.25 meters.Error = 45.5 - 44.25 = 1.25Percentage error = [tex]\frac{Error}{Actual width} (100)[/tex][tex]=\frac{1.25}{45.5} (100)[/tex]= 2.74β‰ˆ 2.7%Hence, the percentage error = 2.7% which is given in the third option.