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

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Coleman Hardin

Mathematics

8 September, 08:12

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

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Yasmine Estes · Answer 1

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

A thermometer measures temperature to the nearest 0.5°C which measurement shows an appropriate level of precision for the thermometer.A. 21.55°CB20°CC. 16°CD16.0°C

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