Question

a digital scale measures weight to the nearest 0.2 pound. which measurement shows an appropriate level of precison for the scale?

A. 130.4 pounds

B. 125 pounds

C.120 pounds

D. 124.75 pounds

Answer 1

I think it would be A. 130.4 if it is measuring to the nearest 0.2 pound

Answer 2

130.4 pounds

Explanation:

The digital scale is measuring weight to the nearest 0.2 pounds, so basically the digital scale would show you the weight of an object that is a multiple of 0.2.

Talking about precision, precision tells us how accurate is the measured value or how close is the measured value to the actual value.

Here, scale is measuring to the nearest 0.2 pounds, so out of the given values the measurement that shows an appropriate level of precision for the scale is 130.4 pounds.