SOLUTION: Eric and Madison both measured the same trading card. Eric says the card is about 3 inches long. Madison says it is about 2 3/4 inches long. their teacher says they are both correc

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Question 831557: Eric and Madison both measured the same trading card. Eric says the card is about 3 inches long. Madison says it is about 2 3/4 inches long. their teacher says they are both correct. how is that possible?
Found 2 solutions by Menjax, hovuquocan1997:
Answer by Menjax(62) About Me  (Show Source):
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They were both approximating, just Madison was more accurate.

Answer by hovuquocan1997(83) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are two possible answers, all depend on your teacher and the lesson.
First: Normally the card has a shape of a rectangle. It's likely that Madison measures the short side (width) and Eric measures the long side (the length) of the card.
Second: The difference is quite small: 3 and 2 3/4, so Eric may have rounded the number to a whole number and get 3, while Madison takes the exact value and doesn't round.
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