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According to an old mercury thermometer, your body temperature is 98.8 F . But according to a digital thermometer that you purchased, it is 96.27F. Your true body temperature is 97.65F. Which measurement is more accurate? Explain why.

According to an old mercury thermometer, your body temperature is 98.8 F . But according to a digital thermometer that you purchased, it is 96.27F. Your true body temperature is 97.65F. Which measurement is more accurate? Explain why.

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018
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According to an old mercury thermometer, your body temperature is 98.8 F But according to a digital thermometer that you purchased, it is 96.27F. Your true body temperature is 97.65F. Which measurement is more accurate? Explain why.
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