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If the true value for a result is 3.00 m and a student records two readings as 3.01 m and 2.99 m, then we can conclude that:


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the values are accurate

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the values are neither accurate nor precise

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the values are both accurate and precise

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the values are precise

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Solution

The correct option is C

the values are both accurate and precise


Precision indicates how closely repeated measurements match each other.

Accuracy indicates how closely a measurement matches the correct or expected value.


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