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Which cylinder is more precise, A or B? Why?  \n2. Are your measurements exact? Explain.  \n3. A chef prepared a vinegar in a cylinder for her recipe. He wrote the capacity as 24 +/ -5 mL. Why do you think he wrote the measurement like that?  \n4. What do you think the minimum measurement of the vinegar in the cylinder is?  \n5. What do you think the maximum measurement of the vinegar in the cylinder is?  \nAnswers  \n\n| Cylinder A\u003Cbr>How much liquid is there in the cylinder? | Between 30 and 35mL |\n| --- | --- |\n\nCylinder B  \nHow much liquid is  \nthere in the cylinder? 31 mL  \n1. Which cylinder is more precise, A or B? Why?  \nCylinder B is more precise because it has smaller divisions.  \n2. Are your measurements exact? Explain.  \nAll physical measurements contain some uncertainty.  \n3. A chef prepared a vinegar in a cylinder for her recipe. He wrote the capacity as 24 +/ -5 mL. Why do you think he wrote the measurement like that?  \nThe chef knew that his measurement was not exact, and  \nwanted to show that the capacity was between 19 and 29 mL.  \n4. What do you think the minimum measurement of the vinegar in the cylinder is?  \n19 mL  \n5. What do you think the maximum measurement of the vinegar in the cylinder is?  \n29 mL","cbCailii0Lre5dyv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailii0Lre5dyv","pdf",70089,"English","# Measuring Capacities, Precision and Errors\n## Worksheet Questions\n## Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"Why is Cylinder B considered more precise than Cylinder A?\",\"answer\":\"Cylinder B is more precise because it features smaller, more granular scale divisions, allowing for more accurate readings.\"},{\"question\":\"Why are physical measurements never considered perfectly exact?\",\"answer\":\"All physical measurements involve some degree of uncertainty due to the limitations of the measuring instrument and the observer's reading precision.\"},{\"question\":\"What does a measurement written as 24 +/- 5 mL indicate?\",\"answer\":\"This notation indicates that the measurement is not exact, representing a range of possible values between 19 mL (minimum) and 29 mL (maximum).\"}]","Grade 5 Measurement Worksheet - Measuring Capacities, Precision and Errors | PDF",1791795726]