If you have the measurment 7.4kg for example, what does the .2 mean. I thought it meant that the true measurment could be either 7.2 or 7.6 but now I'm not so sure.
2006-09-17 10:17:10 · 5 answers · asked by bunches999 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
0.2kg means two one thousands of a kilogramme - mere fractions of an ounce. About the weight of a small biscuit. Don't worry - it makes little or no difference...........
2006-09-17 10:22:13 · answer #1 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is what I would think also. In this case they are talking accuracy. The other possibility would that the indicator only displays numbers .0, .2, .4, .6, .8. This wouold be unlikely because each of the numbers have segments that would share.
I would think that the scale would display 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, or 7.6 for the 7.4 weight applied.
2006-09-17 17:24:02 · answer #2 · answered by Joseph G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your scale measures to the nearest .2 kg, it means your weight could be whatever the scale shows, plus or minus .1 kg. In other words, if the scale shows that you weigh 55.6 kg, your actual weight could be anywhere from 55.5 kg to 55.7 kg. You could be a tenth of a kg more, or less, than the weight shown.
A tenth of a kilogram is about 3.5 ounces, so no big deal. The average consumer-grade bathroom scale is about 3 pounds off anyway, so this amount of error is insignificant.
2006-09-17 17:31:13 · answer #3 · answered by Michael 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the way they were designed.
2006-09-17 17:20:02 · answer #4 · answered by moe m 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
idk i guess it means each like 20 lbs
2006-09-17 17:20:34 · answer #5 · answered by ozkanjr 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋