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Hey guys,
This is a simple theoretical yield question from Bootcamp, but I am confused on how to understand - signs when it comes to percent increase and decrease.
An experiment was performed with -25% error. If the theoretical yield of the experiment is 3.45 grams, how much of the product was never collected and measured?
How I set up the equation:
(x-3.45) / 3.45 = - .25
The answer sets it up as + .25... is there a key word that indicated that I should not have taken into account the product loss (i.e. negative sign)?
This is a simple theoretical yield question from Bootcamp, but I am confused on how to understand - signs when it comes to percent increase and decrease.
An experiment was performed with -25% error. If the theoretical yield of the experiment is 3.45 grams, how much of the product was never collected and measured?
How I set up the equation:
(x-3.45) / 3.45 = - .25
The answer sets it up as + .25... is there a key word that indicated that I should not have taken into account the product loss (i.e. negative sign)?
