A male has his body-fat percentage assessed and his result is 10 percent body fat.If the assessment method has a 2.5 percent margin of error,then his true measure of fat percentage may be between 7.5 percent and 12.5 percent.

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The margin of error means that the true measure could be within 2.5 percentage points above or below the assessed percentage. Therefore, for a 10% assessment, the true percentage would be between 7.5% and 12.5%.

A Male Has His Body-Fat Percentage Assessed and His Result