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A group of students measure the length of a pencil using a metric ruler. The pencil has a known length of 14.2 cm. They record the following measurements: 13.7 cm, 13.6 cm, and 13.7 cm. What is the best
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A group of students measure the length of a pencil using a metric ruler. The pencil has a known length of 14.2 cm. They record the following measurements: 13.7 cm, 13.6 cm, and 13.7 cm. What is the best way to describe their data?

a. Accurate, but not precise ​ ​
c. BOTH accurate and precise
b. Precise, but not accurate ​ ​
d. NEITHER accurate nor precise

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Neither accurate not precise

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