SOLUTION: By how much should a machinist decrease the length of a rod that is 4.78 cm long if the length must be within 0.02 cm and of 4.5 cm?

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Question 893486: By how much should a machinist decrease the length of a rod that is 4.78 cm long if the length must be within 0.02 cm and of 4.5 cm?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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4.78-4.52=0.26 cm