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Common Core Standard HSN-Q.A.3 Questions

Choose a level of accuracy appropriate to limitations on measurement when reporting quantities.

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Grade 10 Geometry and Measurement CCSS: HSN-Q.A.3
Jerry is measuring some milk for a cake he is making. This happens to be an extremely finicky cake that requires very exact measurements. The measuring cup he has measures volume in mL. If he measures the volume as 250 mL±2%, what does this mean?
  1. The measurement is off by at least two percent.
  2. There is a two percent chance the measurement is correct.
  3. The actual measurement could be anywhere between 245 mL and 255 mL.
  4. This is incorrect, since the uncertainty must have units.
Grade 10 Geometry and Measurement CCSS: HSN-Q.A.3
Which measurement would be more accurate and why: measuring the length of a driveway, about 20 m long, with a tape measure whose smallest unit is 1/10 of a meter, or measuring the height of a fish tank, about 25 cm tall, with a ruler whose smallest unit is a centimeter? Choose all correct answers.
  1. The height of the fish tank will be more accurate, since the absolute uncertainty of the measurement will be ±0.5 cm, while the absolute uncertainty in the driveway measurement will be ±5 cm.
  2. The length of the driveway will be more accurate, since the relative uncertainty of the driveway will be about ±0.3%, while the relative uncertainty of the fish tank's height will only be about ±2%.
  3. The height of the fish tank will be more accurate, since the absolute uncertainty of this measurement will be ±0.05 cm, while the absolute uncertainty of the driveway will be ±5 cm.
  4. The length of the driveway will be more accurate, since the relative uncertainty of this measurement will be about ±1%, while the relative uncertainty of the fish tank measurement will only be about ±2%.
Grade 10 Geometry and Measurement CCSS: HSN-Q.A.3
If the units of the following ruler are inches, what would be the most appropriate measurement of the pencil?
Inches 0-6 With Object #3
  1. 5.5 in±0.5 in
  2. 5.5 in±0.2 in
  3. 5.5 in±0.1 in
  4. 5.5 in±0.05 in
Grade 10 Geometry and Measurement CCSS: HSN-Q.A.3
A large rock is measured with a ruler which has markings every half inch. Which of the following would be the most appropriate measurement of the rock?
  1. 5.0 in±0.5 in
  2. 5.4 in±0.2 in
  3. 5.41 in±0.05 in
  4. 5.413 in±0.002 in
Grade 10 Geometry and Measurement CCSS: HSN-Q.A.3
Bonnie is recording the air temperature for a chemistry experiment. If she is using the thermometer pictured below, what is the most appropriate measurement?
Thermometer 24°C 75°F
  1. 24 °C±2 °C
  2. 24 °C±1 °C
  3. 24 °C±0.5 °C
  4. 24 °C±0.05 °C
Grade 10 Geometry and Measurement CCSS: HSN-Q.A.3
A car was measured, and recorded to be 4.4 m±0.1 m. Which of the following are true? Choose all that apply.
  1. You need to add or subtract 0.1 m from the first measurement.
  2. The measurement could be anywhere from 4.3 m to 4.5 m.
  3. There is a 10 percent error in the measurement.
  4. The car could be 4.37 m long.
Grade 10 Geometry and Measurement CCSS: HSN-Q.A.3
The following ruler is used to measure a small object. The units are centimeters. Which of the following would be the most reasonable uncertainty to use for the measurement made?
Centimeters 0-15
  1. ±5 cm
  2. ±0.5 cm
  3. ±0.05 cm
  4. ±0.005 cm

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