A student’s weight displayed on a digital scale is 117.2 lb. This would suggest her weight is (a)within 1% of 117.2 lb. (b)exactly 117.2 lb. (c) somewhere between 117.18 and 117.22 lb. (d)somewhere between 117.0 and 117.4 lb.

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