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
Oh, what a delightful question! A quadrangle is a four-sided shape, like a square or rectangle. To find the nearest half inch, you simply measure the side lengths of the quadrangle and round to the nearest half inch. Remember, there are no mistakes in art, only happy little accidents!
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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.