Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Limits of accuracy

Limits of accuracy — practice question

The ship’s length, $s$ metres, is given as 287 m when rounded to the nearest metre.
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Insert the missing values in this inequality for $s$: $[BLANK] \le s < [BLANK]$.

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This 2-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: “The right answers are $286.5$ and $287.5$.” …

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