Pre-Algebra, Student Edition
Pre-Algebra, Student Edition
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ISBN: 9780078885150
Author: McGraw-Hill
Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
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Unitary Method
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The amount earned or lost on the sale of one or more items is referred to as the profit or loss on that item.
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Chapter CSB1.12, Problem 4E
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To choose: the correct term to determine the degree of precision needed for the given measurement situation.

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Inch

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Given:A person making a sweater measures the fabric to the nearest inch or eighth of an inch.

The degree of precision needed mainly depends on the application of the product. In this case, a sweater is being made and we know that sweater is made from stretchable materials. So, variation in the size of the sweater by an inch or two will be easily compensated by the stretching property of the sweater. Hence, measurement to the nearest inch will give required precision.

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