Question

Lauren has a ruler that is marked in millimeters and a tape measure that is marked in centimeters.Which measuring tool will give Lauren a more precise measurement

Answer 1

The smaller, this case in mm will be more accurate.

Answer 2

We have this relation between centimeter and millimeter.

1 cm = 10mm

So out of the two millimeter is smaller unit of measurement.

Smaller the unit, more precise is the answer.

Like for example , if we want to measure size of an ant which is approximately 5mm, so in that case cm scale can only give values for 1 cm or 2 cm but not exactly 5mm. Only mm scale will give accurate answer.

So we can say millimeter will give Lauren more precise answer.