document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=936403>Question 936403</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A coffee merchant sells a customer 3lb of Hawaiian Kona at $6.50 per pound. His scale is accurate to within ±0.03lb. By how much could the customer have been overcharged or undercharged because of possible inaccuracy in the scale? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "scale is accurate to within plus or minus .03 pounds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the weight could therefore be .97 pounds to 1.03 pounds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the customer is paying $6.50.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if .97 pounds, then the customer is paying $6.50 / .97 = $6.70 per pound rather than $6.50 pound.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if 1.03 pounds, then the customer is paying $6.50 / 1.03 = $6.31 per pound rather than $6.50 per pound.\r<BR>\n" );
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