Know the formula for calculating percentage error. The formula
for calculating percentage error is simple:'[(|Exact
Value-Approximate Value|)/Exact Value] x 100. ...
Subtract the real number from your number. ...
Divide the result by the real number. ...
Find the absolute value of the result. ...
Multiply the result by 100.
Percentage error in chemistry
Subtract the accepted value from the experimental value.
Take the absolute value of step 1.
Divide that answer by the accepted value.
Multiply that answer by 100 and add the % symbol to express the
answer as a percentage.