The distance to a star.
To the nearest 12 inches it is 12 inches long. To the nearest 14 or 18 inches, it is 0 inches long.
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It rounds to 14 inches
2.54 cm/inch rounds to '3'
The distance to a star.
Report the length as x inches to the nearest quarter of an inch.
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To the nearest 12 inches it is 12 inches long. To the nearest 14 or 18 inches, it is 0 inches long.
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3 inches to the nearest inch and 3 inches to the nearest half inch both refer to a length not less than 2.5 inches and less than 3.5 inches. 3 inches to the nearest quarter inch refers to a length not less than 2.75 inches and less than 3.25 inches.
It rounds to 14 inches
draw a quadrangle measure the sides to the nearest half inch writ the length next to each side .find the perimeter
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2.54 cm/inch rounds to '3'
Yes, of course, you lose more precision if you round to a half inch. Try rounding 0.76 to the nearest half unit, and to the nearest quarter unit, and see what happens.