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1. When measuring the capacity of a swimming pool, a suitable unit to use could be:
2. 3125m is the same as
3. A
rope was measured with a tape marked in centimetres. It was found
to be 402cm.
The actual length of the rope is:
4. If a length of curtain material is measured as 383cm +/- 0.5cm, what is the calculation to find the percentage error?
5. Errors often occur in measurement. Which of these is NOT a common error?
6. The best way to reduce the likelihood of error is to:
7. A rectangle is measured to be 11.0cm by 21.3cm to the nearest millimetre.
The area is calculated. How many significant figures should the answer have?
8. 0.00283 can be written as
9. Travelling 180km in 9 hours means you were most probably travelling.
10. 60 km/hr is the same as:
11. There
are 3g of caffeine in 1kg of decaffeinated coffee.
This ratio is the same as:
12. At Max's sale all clothing was 25% off and a further 10% off if you paid cash.
A $150 item, when bought for cash, was reduced by ...
13. Nadia makes lemon cordial. She uses a ratio of 1:4 for lemon juice to water.
How much lemon juice is there in 2 litres of her cordial?
14. Divide $480 in the ratio of 2:3
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