The percentage uncertainty in the measured quantity is 0.5%. For V = 43pi r^3 the percentage uncertainty is:

  1. 0.5%
  2. 1.5%
  3. 0.125%
  4. 0.167%
Answer

B) 1.5%

A quantity raised to the power 3 has 3 times the percentage uncertainty: 3 0.5% = 1.5%. SLO P-11-A-06 · Application

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