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1 September, 15:33

True or false? A scale

That measures the mass of an object in grams to two decimal places is more precise than a scale that measures the mass of an object in milligrams to two decimal places

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  1. 1 September, 15:41
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    Hello,

    That's false!

    Let's take an example

    m=0.123456789 kg = 123.456789 g=123456.789 mg

    a=123.46 g = = > 4 digits exact.

    b=123456.79 mg = = >7 digits exact

    |m-a|=|-0,003211|=0,003211

    |m-b|=|-0,001|=0,001

    As 0.001|m-b|<|m-a| the error is less for b.
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