Question

Jada measured the height of a plant in a science experiment and finds that, to the nearest 1/4 'of an inch, it is 4 3/4 'inches.

a) What is the largest the actual height the plant could be?
b) What is the smallest the actual height the plant could be?
c) How large could the percent error in Jada’s measurement be?

Answer 1

See below.

Explanation:

a) 4 7/8 inches

b) 4 5/8 inches

c) 12.5%