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Four research teams measured the mass of a fossilized sauropod skull, and what each team wrote in its team notebook is shown in the table below.
Suppose a later and more reliable measurement gives 10.00 kg for the mass of the same fossil. Decide which of the earlier measurements was the most
accurate, and which was the most precise.
what was written
in the notebook
team
most accurate
most precise
measurement
measurement
"9.6kg
*10.2kg + 0.2kg
*10.40kg +0.20%
D
"between 10.06kg and 10.14kg"
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Transcribed Image Text:Four research teams measured the mass of a fossilized sauropod skull, and what each team wrote in its team notebook is shown in the table below. Suppose a later and more reliable measurement gives 10.00 kg for the mass of the same fossil. Decide which of the earlier measurements was the most accurate, and which was the most precise. what was written in the notebook team most accurate most precise measurement measurement "9.6kg *10.2kg + 0.2kg *10.40kg +0.20% D "between 10.06kg and 10.14kg"
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