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Three measurements are made as 18.425 cm, 7.21 cm and 5.0 cm. The addition should be written as (A) 30.635 cm (B) 30.64 cm (C) 30.63 cm (D) 30.6 cm​

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Answer:

(D) 30.6 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the following data;

Measurement A = 18.425 cm

Measurement B = 7.21 cm

Measurement C = 5.0 cm.

To find the total measurement;

Total measurement = A + B + C

Total measurement = 18.425 + 7.21 + 5

Total measurement = 30.635 cm

However, an additional sum requires that all the numbers have a equal number of decimal points; 1 decimal point for 5.0 would be chosen.

Hence, we would round up the answer to 1 decimal point.

Total measurement = 30.6 cm

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