Consider the following measurement.
79,000 kg
Find the precision, the greatest possible error, the relative error and the percent of error (to the nearest hundredth of a percent).
A) 0.001 kg; 0.0005 kg; 0.000006; 0.00%
B) 0.0005 kg; 0.0005 kg; 0.000006; 0.01 %
C) 0.001 kg; 0.001 kg; 0.000013; 0.00 %
D) 0.0005 kg; 0.0005 kg; 0.000013; 0.00 %
E) 0.002kg; 0.001 kg; 0.000013; 0.00 %

Question

Consider the following measurement.  
79,000 kg
Find the precision, the greatest possible error, the relative error and the percent of error (to the nearest hundredth of a percent).
A) 0.001 kg; 0.0005 kg; 0.000006; 0.00%
B) 0.0005 kg; 0.0005 kg; 0.000006; 0.01 %
C) 0.001 kg; 0.001 kg; 0.000013; 0.00 %
D) 0.0005 kg; 0.0005 kg; 0.000013; 0.00 %
E) 0.002kg; 0.001 kg; 0.000013; 0.00 %

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The precision is 0.001 kg, the greatest possible error is 0.0005 kg, the relative error is 0.000006, and the percent of error is 0.00%.

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