Sofia measured a line to be 8.9 inches long. If the actual length of the line is 8.7 inches, then what was the percent error of the measurement, to the nearest tenth of a percent?

2.2%

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the percent error formula:

% error = | (approx - exact) ÷ approx | x 100

Plug in the approx. and exact values:

| (8.9 - 8.7) ÷ 8.9 | x 100

| (0.2) ÷ 8.9 | x 100

= 2.2

So, the percent error is 2.2%

b

step-by-step explanation:

a difference is the result of subtraction. while each of these expressions has subtraction in it, a difference will be the result when subtraction is the last operation applied in the order of operations for the expression. this means subtraction must be outside of the parenthesis. only b has this.