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Which scale is more precise, A or B? Why?  \n2. Are your measurements exact? Explain.  \n3. Rey recorded the weight of the sack of harvested potatoes and wrote the measurement as 43 +/ -5 lbs. Why do you think Rey wrote the weight like that?  \n\n| 4. What do you think the minimum weight of the potatoes is? |\n| --- |\n| 5. What do you think the maximum weight of the potatoes is? |\n\nAnswers  \nScale A  \nHow heavy is  \nthe guitar? 5 5/16 lbs  \n\n| Scale B\u003Cbr>How heavy is the guitar? | Between\u003Cbr>5 1/4 and 5 3/8 lbs |\n| --- | --- |\n\n1. Which scale is more precise, A or B? Why?  \nScale A is more precise because it has smaller divisions.  \n2. Are your measurements exact? Explain.  \nAll physical measurements contain some uncertainty.  \n3. Rey recorded the weight of the sack of harvested potatoes and wrote the measurement as 43 +/ -5 lbs. 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