Answer
0.1 lb, 0.05 lb
Work Step by Step
For the measurement $162.3~lb$, we have:
The last digit $3$ is in the $0.1$ place, so the precision is $0.1~lb$.
The greatest possible error is one-half the precision:
$0.5\cdot 0.1 \ lb=0.05 \ lb.$
Elementary Technical Mathematics
by Nelson, Robert; Eren, Dale;
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1285199197
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-919-1
Chapter 4 - Cumulative Review - Page 210: 23
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