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Was Cake 2 precise, accurate, both, or neither?

a) precise
b) accurate
c) precise and accurate; they nailed it
d) neither, they tried it

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Final answer:

Without specific details about Cake 2, the question cannot be answered accurately. However, if Cake 2 refers to set b from the provided reference, then it would be precise but not accurate since the set is described as measurements that are close to one another but not on target.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question 'Was Cake 2 precise, accurate, both, or neither?' is related to the concept of precision and accuracy in measurements. According to provided references, precision refers to how close multiple measurements are to each other, while accuracy is about how close a measurement is to the true or accepted value. For the set under discussion, Cake 2, there is not enough information given here to answer the question definitively. However, based on the solution and figure provided, we can interpret the general meaning:

  • Set b (Cake 2) would be precise but not accurate if the results are close to one another but not on the intended target.
  • If Cake 2 is both hitting the target consistently and the results are clustered closely together, then it would be considered both precise and accurate.
  • And if Cake 2's results are neither on target nor close to one another, then it would be neither precise nor accurate.

If Cake 2 corresponds to set a, b, or c from the provided reference, then the answer would respectively be a) precise b) accurate c) precise and accurate; they nailed it d) neither, they tried it.

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