Assuming that the measurement is to the nearest 0.01, the greatest possible error is 0.005.
If the numbers are rounded to the nearest 750, then 375 is the greatest possible error. Although you are not likely to have counted in 750s, it is quite possible that you counted in 50s (greatest error = 25). Or in tens (GE = 5) or in units (ones), when the greatest error is 0.5. The greatest possible error is half of the smallest unit of measurement.
The answer depends on the measurement precision. If the figure is correct to the last decimal, the greatest possible error is 0.0005 oz. However, the figure could refer to 11 oz + 32 drachms. If accurate to the nearest drachm, the greatest possible error is 0.00195 oz.
0.5
The greatest possible error is 49. 147, rounded to the nearest 98 is 98 with an error of 49. Similarly, 49.0...1, rounded to the nearest 98 is 98 with an error of 48.999... recurring.
Assuming that the measurement is to the nearest 0.01, the greatest possible error is 0.005.
If the numbers are rounded to the nearest 750, then 375 is the greatest possible error. Although you are not likely to have counted in 750s, it is quite possible that you counted in 50s (greatest error = 25). Or in tens (GE = 5) or in units (ones), when the greatest error is 0.5. The greatest possible error is half of the smallest unit of measurement.
If measured top the nearest centimetre then the answer is 0.5 cm.
The answer depends on the measurement precision. If the figure is correct to the last decimal, the greatest possible error is 0.0005 oz. However, the figure could refer to 11 oz + 32 drachms. If accurate to the nearest drachm, the greatest possible error is 0.00195 oz.
0.5
The greatest possible error is 49. 147, rounded to the nearest 98 is 98 with an error of 49. Similarly, 49.0...1, rounded to the nearest 98 is 98 with an error of 48.999... recurring.
When measuring to the nearest quarter of an inch, the greatest possible error is half of the smallest unit of measurement, which is an eighth of an inch (0.125 inches). This means that the actual measurement could be up to 0.125 inches more or less than the measured value. Therefore, the range of possible values for any given measurement extends from 0.125 inches below to 0.125 inches above the measured value.
for example you use a beam balance to find the mass of a rock sample for a science lab. you read the scale as 3.8g. what is your greatest possible error? well the rocks mass was measured to the nearest 0.1g, so the greatest possible error is one half of 0.1g he's right but here's the definition: one half of the unit of measurement to which the measure is being rounded. EX. the greatest possible answer of 3g is 1.5g If you have 3 cm, you are measuring to the nearest cm, so the greatest possibel error would be .5 cm.
The greatest possible error for the measurement 0.991 g would be half of the smallest measurable unit, which is typically 0.001 g for this measurement. Therefore, the greatest possible error would be ±0.0005 g.
It is 0.5 mi.
If the number of significant digits is correct, this measurement should be between 4.6 and 4.8 and thus have a possible maximum error of 0.1.
1/2 ft = 6 inches.