Question 15
Four children measure the length of a table which was about 2 m. Each of them used different ways to measure it. (i) Sam measured it with a half metre long thread. (ii) Gurmeet measured it with a 15 cm scale from her geometry box. (iii) Reena measured it using her hand span. (iv) Salim measured it using a 5 m long measuring tape. Which one of them would get the most accurate length? Give reason for your answer.
The lengths of four pencils are measured using a large scale. Which of them is longest if head and tip of the pencil is at:
A boy measures the length of a pencil and expresses it to be 2.6cm. What is the accuracy of measurement? Can he write it as 2.60cm.