document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=520274>Question 520274</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Explain which is more accurate: measuring to the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "nearest millimeter or to the nearest eight of an inch.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "nearest millimeter or to the nearest eight of an inch.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A millimeter is smaller.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 inch = 25.4 mm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 inch = eight 8ths of an inch<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That has no effect on accuracy, tho, only resolution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A person taking measurments in mms can be careless or drunk, and be off by a lot.<BR>\n" );
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