Identify each of the following as examples of precision or accuracy in the measurement.
1. Time for a model race car to complete one lap. 6.12 sec; 6.01 sec; 5.96 sec
2. Blood glucose levels taken with a home monitoring device are compared to blood glucose levels measured with a laboratory test.
3. In a specific chemical reaction it is expected that 100% of the reactants will react to form product. When the mass of the product is measured it is found that there is a .12% difference in what was expected.
4. A student kept record of his distance in the standing long jump. He had distances of 5 feet 3inches; 5 feet 0 inches; 4 feet 11 inches
5. Measuring the mass of an object to the nearest milligram
2006-10-10
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