A pharmacy technician prepared a compounded capsule product and made a total number of 30 capsules that has a total mass of 6.3 g. Before the prescription was picked-up, the pharmacist identified that the balance was out of calibration. The technician re-massed the capsules using a calibrated balance and found it to be 5.846 g. However, the capsules should weigh 6.3 g.What is the percent error for this product due to an uncalibrated balance?Round the answer to one decimal place. Do not include the % symbol in the answer.

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A pharmacy technician prepared a compounded capsule product and made a total number of 30 capsules that has a total mass of 6.3 g. Before the prescription was picked-up, the pharmacist identified that the balance was out of calibration. The technician re-massed the capsules using a calibrated balance and found it to be 5.846 g. However, the capsules should weigh 6.3 g.

What is the percent error for this product due to an uncalibrated balance?

Round the answer to one decimal place. Do not include the % symbol in the answer.

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