Find the Absolute and Relative Errors $\$ 1.67$ Relative Error $5.3 \%$

question 271

Multiple Choice

Find the absolute and relative errors.
-Your credit card applies a finance charge of $31.36. The finance charge should have been $29.69.

• A) absolute error: \(\$ 1.67\)
• relative error: \(5.3 \%\)
• B) absolute error: \(- \$ 1.67\)
• relative error: \(- 5.6 \%\)
• C) absolute error: \(\$ 1.67\)
• relative error: \(5.6 \%\)
• D) absolute error: \(\$ 1.67\)
• relative error: \(16.7 \%\)

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