Divide the calculated or estimated error by the magnitude of the measurement. Take the absolute value of the result, that is, if it is negative, convert to positive. This would make the percent error = | error / measurement |.
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Yes, your percent error can be over 100%. This means that somewhere during your experiment you made a big error.
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