Four research teams measured the length of a rare whale, and what each team wrote in its team notebook is shown in the table below. Suppose a later and more reliable measurement gives 20.0 m for the length of the same whale. Decide which of the earlier measurements was the most accurate, and which was the most precise. what was written most accurate most precise team in the notebook measurement measurement A "10.m 5.0m" B C D "between 20.5m and 21.5m" "25.0m 10.%" "15.0m"

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Four research teams measured the length of a rare whale, and what each team wrote in its team notebook is shown in the table below.
Suppose a later and more reliable measurement gives 20.0 m for the length of the same whale. Decide which of the earlier measurements was the most
accurate, and which was the most precise.
what was written
most accurate
most precise
team
in the notebook
measurement
measurement
A
"10.m 5.0m"
B
C
D
"between 20.5m and 21.5m"
"25.0m 10.%"
"15.0m"
Transcribed Image Text:Four research teams measured the length of a rare whale, and what each team wrote in its team notebook is shown in the table below. Suppose a later and more reliable measurement gives 20.0 m for the length of the same whale. Decide which of the earlier measurements was the most accurate, and which was the most precise. what was written most accurate most precise team in the notebook measurement measurement A "10.m 5.0m" B C D "between 20.5m and 21.5m" "25.0m 10.%" "15.0m"
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