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The volume of a rectangular prism is 
150in^(3). Alex measures the sides to be 2.8 in by 9.72 in by 4.54 in. In calculating the volume, what is the relative error, to the nearest hundredth.
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The volume of a rectangular prism is 150in3 150 \mathrm{in}^{3} . Alex measures the sides to be 22.88 in by 99.7272 in by 44.5454 in. In calculating the volume, what is the relative error, to the nearest hundredth.\newlineAnswer:

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Q. The volume of a rectangular prism is 150in3 150 \mathrm{in}^{3} . Alex measures the sides to be 22.88 in by 99.7272 in by 44.5454 in. In calculating the volume, what is the relative error, to the nearest hundredth.\newlineAnswer:
  1. Given: Given: \newlineVolume of rectangular prism VV = 150150 cubic inches\newlineMeasured sides are 2.82.8 in, 9.729.72 in, and 4.544.54 in.\newlineFirst, calculate the volume using the measured sides.\newlineVolume VmeasuredV_{\text{measured}} = length ×\times width ×\times height\newlineVmeasured=2.8V_{\text{measured}} = 2.8 in ×9.72\times 9.72 in 15015000 in\newline15015011 in15015022
  2. Calculate Volume: Next, calculate the absolute error, which is the difference between the true volume and the measured volume.\newlineAbsolute error = VVmeasured|V - V_{\text{measured}}|\newlineAbsolute error = 150 in3123.8496 in3|150 \text{ in}^3 - 123.8496 \text{ in}^3|\newlineAbsolute error = 26.1504 in326.1504 \text{ in}^3
  3. Calculate Absolute Error: Now, calculate the relative error, which is the absolute error divided by the true volume.\newlineRelative error = Absolute errorV\frac{\text{Absolute error}}{V}\newlineRelative error = 26.1504in3150in3\frac{26.1504 \, \text{in}^3}{150 \, \text{in}^3}\newlineRelative error = 0.1743360.174336
  4. Calculate Relative Error: Finally, express the relative error to the nearest hundredth.\newlineRelative error (to the nearest hundredth) = 0.170.17

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