Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Limits of accuracy

Limits of accuracy — practice question

A metal sample has a volume of $1240\text{ cm}^3$, to the nearest $20\text{ cm}^3$. Its mass is $7800\text{ g}$, to the nearest $100\text{ g}$. [Density = mass \div volume.]
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Calculate the lower bound for the density of the metal.

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