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Justin bought a 12 ounce bag of candy. He wants to know if it's really 12 ounces, so he uses a scale and makes four measurements. Which measurement is the most precise of the four recorded?

User Mhoareau
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Do you have any of the options?

User Adrian Ber
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If the options are

A) 10.013 ounces

B) 10.0133 ounces

C) 10.03 ounces

D) 10.1 ounces

The answer is B. Precision is a property of measurement related to the unit of measure. The more exact the measurement -- the more precise.

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