MATHS HELP PLEASE! with absolute error question (1 Viewer)

[LouisaCar]

Hi guys,
I came across this question and don't understand why the answer is what it is, so I'd really appreciate it if someone could explain it to me

The real volume = 612,896.33cm3
Highest possible (error) = 614,617.58cm3
Lowest possible (error) = 611,178.09cm3

Question: "What is the absolute error for the volume of the cylindrical container?"
Answer: 3439.49cm3


from this answer I'm assuming the formula would be that you reduce the 2 absolute errors by eachother :O???

 

[Pfortune35]

not really sure what absolute error is but you guessed it that answer is the difference between the maximum and the minimum values of the volume

 

[better_than_you]

Absolute error: the furthest by which you can be wrong; equal to half the precision of the measuring device or half the smallest unit of measurement. But then again my teacher said our school did it differently...

 

[Kat92]

Absolute error is the difference between an estimated or measured value and its actual value.

For example: 614,617.58 is the True value and 611,178.09 is the Recorded Value.

Hence: (True value) - (Recorded Value) = Absolute error (614,617.58) - (611,178.09) = 3439.49