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Which statement about the accuracy and precision of measuring tools is

true?
A. Tools that are accurate are also precise.
B. If a tool is not precise, then it cannot be accurate.
C. Even if a tool is precise, it is not necessarily accurate.
O D. A tool that is precise lacks accuracy.
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User Abalogh
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Answer C

Answer choice C is correct because anything can be precise but that doesn’t mean it’s accurate. Hope I helped you :)
User Paolo Ardissone
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Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Precise is comparing the values to each other then find them near to each other

Accuracy is comparing them to the real value

So if alil the values are near to each other but not close to the real value it will be precise but not accurate

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