Question

The length of a remote control car is 8 1/2 inches to the nearest half inch and 8 1/4 to the nearest quarter inch . Which measurement is more precise

Answer 1

8 1/4 inches

Explanation:

If the answer were closer to 8 1/2 inches then when measuring to the nearest quarter inch, the answer would have been 8 1/2. Instead the answer was 8 1/4 because the length was closer to 8 1/4 than it was to 8 1/2.