A tape that has an extra foot graduated to tenths outside the zero mark was used to measure a distance less than a tape length. When the rear tapeman held the 52ft graduation at his point, the head tapeman estimated the reading at his end of the measurement to be 68 hundredths of a foot. The length of the measurement should be recorded as how many feet?
2007-04-19 03:07:01 · 2 answers · asked by elson7997 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
To the nearest whole foot the measurment is 53 feet. More accuately it is 53.68 feet.
From point 0 on the measure to the rear tapeman is a measurement of 52 feet to which you need to add the 68 hundredths prior to point 0 which is being recorded by the rear tapeman.
BTW, I've done surveying and not come across the term 'tapeman' before.
2007-04-19 03:13:41 · answer #1 · answered by Trevor 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
52.68 feet
2007-04-19 04:35:50 · answer #2 · answered by Surveyor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋