4. Compute for the relation between the centimeter and the inch by taking the ratio of the average length In centimeters and the average length in inches. Record as follows: Therefore I inch Amount of error = True Value: 1 inch = 2.54 cm Percent of error =

4. Compute for the relation between the centimeter and the inch by taking the ratio of the average length In centimeters and the average length in inches. Record as follows: Therefore I inch Amount of error = True Value: 1 inch = 2.54 cm Percent of error =

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4. Compute for the relation between the centimeter and the inch by taking the ratio of the average length.
In centimeters and the average length in inches. Record as follows:
Therefore I inch=
cm
True Value: 1 inch = 2.54 cm
Percent of error =
Amount of error =

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