A wooden block has dimensions (50.0 \pm 0.5)\,\text{mm} by (80.0 \pm 0.5)\,\text{mm} by (120.0 \pm 0.5)\,\text{mm}. Its mass is (240 \pm 2)\,\text{g}. What is the percentage uncertainty in the calculated density?

H2P-208

Combining uncertainties

H2 Physics · JC 1 · Easy · Combining uncertainties

A wooden block has dimensions

(50.0 \pm 0.5)\,\text{mm}

(80.0 \pm 0.5)\,\text{mm}

(120.0 \pm 0.5)\,\text{mm}

. Its mass is

(240 \pm 2)\,\text{g}

. What is the percentage uncertainty in the calculated density?

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