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Four students measure the length of a block of wood. The block has a length of 4.0 cm. The measurements taken by the students are given below.

Student A: 3.9 cm
Student B: 4.0 cm
Student C: 4.1 cm
Student D: 3.9 cm

The student's measurements show _____.

a high degree of precision
a high degree of accuracy
both a high degree of precision and a high degree of accuracy
neither accuracy nor precision

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I would say high precision and not accuracy since even though they are close they are not all the exact number. Precision since they are close to each other, but not accuracy because they are not all the same exact number. (I would think, but I'm not totally sure.)
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maybe #3 both a high degree or precision and a high degree of accuracy;)
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