ECZ 2016 · O-Level Paper 1 — Approximations

The length of a wire is 5.2 cm, correct to 1 decimal place. What is its maximum possible length?

  • A. 5.3 cm
  • B. 5.15 cm
  • C. 5.2 cm
  • D. 5.25 cm

Verified working — step 1

To 1 d.p. the value lies within 0.05 of 5.2, so the maximum possible length = 5.2 + 0.05 = …

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