Question

Find the greatest possible error for each measurement.
10 1/8 oz

Answer 1

0.0005 oz

Explanation:

Usually, the greatest number that is allowed for approximation, assuming that the number itself is obtained by approximation, is the greatest possible error of it.

It is normally half the place value of the last digit in a number.

Like here we have
`10(1)/(8)` oz which is equal to
`10.125` oz. The last digit is 5 which is at the thousandth place (0.001) so the greatest possible error for this would be its half.

`(0.001)/(2)` = 0.0005 oz