Zoe measured a line to be 13.8 inches long. If the actual length of the line is 10.9 inches, then what was the percent error of the measurement, to the nearest tenth of a percent?

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Zoe measured a line to be 13’8 inches long . If the actual length of the line is 10 .9 inches ? Then what was the percent error of the measurement , to the nearest tenth or a percent
Zoe measured a line to be 13.8 inches long. If the actual length of the line is 10.9 inches, then
what was the percent error of the measurement, to the nearest tenth of a percent?
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