document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1123549>Question 1123549</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the length of a pole is said to be 6 meters to the nearest meters. what is the range of its actual measurement. find the percentage error.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #739895 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=739895\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> That would be 6+/-0.5 (6.5 actually round to 7 but 5.5 would round to 6, and anything just less of 0.5 would round down). It is 0.5 m in the limit or 8.33%, 0.5/6 or 1/12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To be consistent with rounding, [5.5, 6.5} is the interval notation for this range. </SPAN>\n" );
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