SOLUTION: 2. To the nearest metre, a garden lawn is 15 metres long and 8 metres wide. (a) The actual length of the lawn is ‘l’ metres. Between what limits does l lie?

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Question 1055999: 2. To the nearest metre, a garden lawn is 15 metres long and 8 metres wide.
(a) The actual length of the lawn is ‘l’ metres. Between what limits does l lie?
Answer by ikleyn(52786) About Me  (Show Source):
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Between 14.5 and 15.5.

More precisely, in the semi-segment [14.5,15.5) 

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