Mathematics 4024 · O Level · Limits of accuracy

Limits of accuracy — practice question

A thermometer reads temperature to the closest degree. The temperature outside is recorded as $-8^\circ\text{C}$.
(a)[1]

State the upper bound for the outside temperature.

(b)[1]

The inside temperature is recorded as $10^\circ\text{C}$. Calculate the lower bound for the difference between the outside temperature and the inside temperature.

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