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Question 55521: Can't wait to get some help
I got these wrong last night and i must correct today
Which of the following statements is not true of a measure?
a. A measure is a means of assigning numbers to ordered quantities.
b. The unit of a measure is arbitrary.
c. A measure can be made exactly.
d. A measure is always an approximation.
If a student reports his weight to be 125.5 lbs, between what two values can we place his actual weight?
a. 120 lbs. and 130 lbs.
b. 125 lbs. and 126 lbs.
c. 125.25 lbs. and 125.75 lbs.
d. 124.5 lbs. and 126.5 lbs.
. Which of the following things is continuous?
a. Pennies in a piggy bank.
b. Trees in my back yard.
c. Stars in the night sky.
d. Water in a lake.
. Which of the following things is discrete?
a. The age of a tree.
b. The height of a tree.
c. The circumference at the base of a tree.
d. The number of limbs on a tree.

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Which of the following statements is not true of a measure?
a. A measure is a means of assigning numbers to ordered quantities. (Answer=c)
b. The unit of a measure is arbitrary.
c. A measure can be made exactly.
d. A measure is always an approximation.
If a student reports his weight to be 125.5 lbs, between what two values can we place his actual weight? (Answer=b)
a. 120 lbs. and 130 lbs.
b. 125 lbs. and 126 lbs.
c. 125.25 lbs. and 125.75 lbs.
d. 124.5 lbs. and 126.5 lbs.
. Which of the following things is continuous? (Answer=c)
a. Pennies in a piggy bank.
b. Trees in my back yard.
c. Stars in the night sky.
d. Water in a lake.
. Which of the following things is discrete? (Answer=a)
a. The age of a tree.
b. The height of a tree.
c. The circumference at the base of a tree.
d. The number of limbs on a tree