Question

A thermometer measures temperature to the nearest 0.5°C which measurement shows an appropriate level of precision for the thermometer.

A.21.55°C
B20°C
C.16°C
D16.0°C

Answer 1

D.16.0

Explanation:

AP

Answer 2

The temperature which has best degree of precision would actually be the temperature reading which has similar decimal place with the error. So the best answer would have 1 decimal and from the choices above, this would be:

D. 16.0°C