Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 4 - Section 4.5 - Addition and Subtraction of Measurements - Exercise - Page 185: 2

Answer

a.. 459 ft is the most accurate. b. 459 ft is the most precise.

Work Step by Step

a. Since the measurement 459 ft has 3 significant digits (the most), then it is the most accurate. b. Since the precision of the measurement 459 ft is 1, then it is the most precise measurement. The other numbers have precisions of 100 and 10.
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