Suppose you have a clinical thermometer in which bigger marks read one degree and there are 10 divisions between them. What is the minimum reading that you can take using this thermometer?

1^{\circ} C

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10^{\circ} C

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{0.1}^{\circ} C

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{0.2}^{\circ} C

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Solution

The correct option is C ${0.1}^{\circ} C$
Given each of the bigger mark reads $1^{\circ} C$ .
No. of divisions between them = 10
So each small mark reads $\frac{1^{\circ} C}{10} = {0.1}^{\circ} C$

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Suppose you have a clinical thermometer in which bigger marks read one degree and there are 10 divisions between them. What is the minimum reading that you can take using this thermometer?

The correct option is C 0.1∘CGiven each of the bigger mark reads 1∘C. No. of divisions between them = 10 So each small mark reads 1∘C10=0.1∘C

The correct option is C ${0.1}^{\circ} C$
Given each of the bigger mark reads $1^{\circ} C$ .
No. of divisions between them = 10
So each small mark reads $\frac{1^{\circ} C}{10} = {0.1}^{\circ} C$