Question

What is the greatest possible error if Bruce measured a buckle as 3.2 cm using the ruler?

The greatest possible error is centimeters

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Answer 1

The greatest possible error for the measurement 3.2 cm is 0.05 cm.

Explanation:

Given : Bruce measured a buckle as 3.2 cm using the ruler

To find : What is the greatest possible error?

Solution :

The greatest possible error in a measurement is half of the measuring unit.

Measurement 3.2 cm.

3.2 was measured to the nearest tenth of a cm or 0.1 cm

So the measuring unit is 0.1.

The GPE is half of 0.1

i.e,
`(0.1)/(2)=0.05`

Therefore, The greatest possible error for the measurement 3.2 cm is 0.05 cm.